It is essential to figure out what kind of requirements you need before choosing the warehouse truck. Think about things like how high you plan to lift your loads, how much you need to lift, how much space you have to work in and how far you want to travel. These considerations will influence your buying decision and help decipher which kind of forklift truck is truly the best one out there to meet your requirements and meet your overall expectations.
Normal Aisles
Pedestrian stackers are the most cost-effective as these machinery are best utilized in standard width aisles and are able to finish ordinary warehouse stacking tasks. They are capable of easily raising cargo of less than 750kg and can stack them to heights of about 4.5 metres. One more type known as rider stackers can successfully raise loads to about 6 metres.
Reach trucks are yet another option to consider. They give you much greater load and lift capacities and some models come complete with telescopic forks. This feature enables you the ability of stacking pallets two deep. For extra flexibility in goods handling, there is a multi-way and a 4-way reach truck which as the name implies, can be driven in four directions. These models are specifically best for handling long and bulky items like planks, boards and piping.
The counterbalance line of trucks is suitable for traveling longer distances. They are a great alternative for stacking jobs, particularly block stacking. They are also an excellent choice for free stacking and stacking cargo that weigh more than 2 tonnes.
A Tight Squeeze
The aisle space in a high-density storage operation will typically be much narrower, whilst the heights may be quite higher too. The Man-up telescopic lift trucks are best utilized in narrow aisle, high-bay stores. They provide the operator or driver a good view of the stacking process. There are other types called man-up combi trucks. These are fairly versatile in that they could be utilized for both order- picking and stacking jobs. They could be driven all over the warehouse or used in narrow aisles.