It is vital to figure out what type of needs you need before selecting the warehouse truck. Consider things such as 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 want to travel. These considerations would influence your buying decision and help decipher which type of forklift truck is the best one out there to meet your needs and meet your whole expectations.
Normal Aisles
Pedestrian stackers are the most inexpensive as these machines are best used in standard width aisles and could complete ordinary warehouse stacking jobs. They can easily raise loads of less than 750kg and be able to stack them to heights of roughly 4.5 metres. Another type known as rider stackers can successfully raise loads to roughly 6 metres.
Reach trucks are yet another alternative to think about. They give you much greater load and lift capacities and several models come complete with telescopic forks. This feature 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, can be driven in four directions. These models are specifically suitable for handling long and bulky things such as planks, boards and piping.
Counterbalance trucks are best suitable for traveling longer distance and are a great option for stacking jobs, especially block stacking. They are also an excellent choice for free stacking and stacking loads that weigh over 2 tonnes.
A Tight Squeeze
If you are working in a high-density storage operation, the aisle space will normally be much narrower and the heights you would want to reach to would potentially be a lot higher. Man-up telescopic lift trucks work well in narrow aisle, high-bay stores. They offer the operator or driver a good view of the stacking process. There are also models referred to as man-up combi trucks. These are quite versatile in that they could be used for both order- picking and stacking tasks. They can be driven all around the warehouse or utilized in narrow aisles.