When the time comes to choose the suitable warehouse truck, it is a good idea to figure out how high you plan to raise your cargo, how much you have to raise, how much space you have to work in and how far you want to travel. These factors would influence your buying decision and help decipher which forklift truck is the ideal one out there to meet all your needs and meet your whole expectations.
Normal Aisles
Pedestrian stackers are the most economical since these machinery are best used in standard width aisles and can complete ordinary warehouse stacking jobs. They could easily lift loads of less than 750kg and can stack them to heights of about 4.5 metres. One more model called rider stackers could successfully lift loads to approximately 6 metres.
Reach trucks are yet another alternative to consider. They give you much greater lift and load capacities and several models come complete with telescopic forks. This characteristic allows you the ability to stack pallets two deep. For extra flexibility in goods handling, there is a multi-way and a 4-way reach truck that as the name implies, could be driven in four directions. These models are specifically best for handling long and large objects such as boards, piping and planks.
Counterbalance trucks are best suitable for traveling longer distance and are a great option for stacking jobs, specially block stacking. They are also a great alternative for stacking loads that weigh more than 2 tonnes and free stacking.
A Tight Squeeze
The aisle space in a high-density storage operation would normally be a lot narrower, whilst the heights may be somewhat higher as well. The Man-up telescopic lift trucks are best utilized in high-bay, narrow aisle stores. They offer the driver or operator a good view of the stacking process. There are other models known as man-up combi trucks. These are fairly versatile in that they can be utilized for both order- picking and stacking jobs. They can be driven throughout the warehouse or utilized in narrow aisles.