When the time comes to choose the suitable warehouse truck, it is a good idea to figure out how high you intend to lift your cargo, how much you have to lift, how much space you have to work in and how far you want to travel. These considerations would influence your buying decision and help decipher which kind of forklift truck is the best one out there to suit your needs and meet your whole expectations.
Normal Aisles
The most cost-effective trucks are pedestrian stackers. These machines are ideal for working in normal width aisles and finishing ordinary stacking jobs in a warehouse. They could easily lift cargo of less than 750kg and be able to stack them to heights of around 4.5 metres. A different model called rider stackers can successfully lift cargo to approximately 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 characteristic enables you the ability to stack pallets two deep. For extra flexibility in handling goods, 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 particularly suitable for handling bulky and long items like piping, planks and boards.
The counterbalance line of trucks is best for traveling longer distances. They are a good alternative for stacking jobs, especially block stacking. They are also a great choice for free stacking and stacking cargo which weigh over 2 tonnes.
A Tight Squeeze
The aisle space in a high-density storage operation will normally be a lot narrower, whereas the heights could be quite higher as well. The Man-up telescopic lift trucks are best used in narrow aisle, high-bay stores. They provide the operator or driver a good view of the stacking process. There are other kinds 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 over the warehouse or used in narrow aisles.