When the time comes to select the appropriate warehouse truck, it is a good idea to figure out how high you plan to raise your loads, how much you have to raise, how much space you need to work in and how far you would like to travel. These considerations will influence your purchasing decision and help decipher what type of forklift truck is really the best one out there to meet all your requirements and meet your whole expectations.
Normal Aisles
Pedestrian stackers are the most inexpensive because these machinery are best used in standard width aisles and can complete ordinary warehouse stacking tasks. They are capable of easily raising loads of less than 750kg and can stack them to heights of around 4.5 metres. A different model called rider stackers could successfully raise cargo to around 6 metres.
Reach trucks are yet a different choice to think about. They give you much greater lift and load capacities and several models come complete with telescopic forks. This characteristic enables you the ability of stacking pallets two deep. For added flexibility in goods handling, there is a 4-way and a multi-way reach truck that as the name implies, could be driven in four directions. These models are specifically great for handling large and long things like planks, boards and piping.
Counterbalance trucks are best suitable for traveling longer distance and are a great option for stacking jobs, particularly block stacking. They are also a great option for stacking loads which weigh more than 2 tonnes and free stacking.
A Tight Squeeze
The aisle space in a high-density storage operation would typically be a lot narrower, whereas the heights can be somewhat higher also. 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 also kinds called man-up combi trucks. These are quite versatile in that they could be used for both stacking and order-picking tasks. They can be driven all over the warehouse or utilized in narrow aisles.