When the time comes to choose the proper warehouse truck, it is a good idea to figure out how high you intend to raise your cargo, how much you need to lift, how much space you have to work in and how far you would like to travel. These factors would influence your buying decision and help decipher which type of forklift truck is truly the ideal one out there to meet all your needs and meet your overall expectations.
Normal Aisles
The most cost-effective trucks are pedestrian stackers. These machinery are ideal for working in normal width aisles and finishing ordinary stacking tasks in a warehouse. They are capable of easily lifting loads of less than 750kg and can stack them to heights of about 4.5 metres. A different kind referred to as rider stackers can successfully lift cargo to approximately 6 metres.
Reach trucks are yet another option to consider. They give you much greater lift and load capacities and some models come complete with telescopic forks. This feature enables you the ability to stack pallets two deep. For extra flexibility in handling goods, 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 suitable for handling large and long objects such as planks, boards and piping.
Counterbalance trucks are best suited for traveling longer distance and are a great choice for stacking jobs, particularly block stacking. They are also an excellent alternative for free stacking and stacking cargo which weigh more than 2 tonnes.
A Tight Squeeze
If you are working in a high-density storage operation, the aisle space will normally be a lot narrower and the heights you would want to reach to would likely be much higher. Man-up telescopic lift trucks function well in narrow aisle, high-bay stores. They provide the driver or operator a good view of the stacking process. There are also models referred to as man-up combi trucks. These are fairly versatile in that they could be utilized for both stacking and order-picking tasks. They could be driven all around the warehouse or used in narrow aisles.