It is important to figure out what type of requirements you have prior to selecting the warehouse truck. Think about things like how high you plan to raise your loads, how much you need to lift, how much space you have to work in and how far you want to travel. These factors will influence your purchasing decision and help decipher which forklift truck is really the ideal one out there to suit your requirements and meet your whole expectations.
Normal Aisles
The most inexpensive trucks are pedestrian stackers. These machines are great for working in standard width aisles and completing ordinary stacking tasks inside a warehouse. They could easily raise loads of less than 750kg and could stack them to heights of approximately 4.5 metres. Another model called rider stackers can successfully lift cargo to about 6 metres.
Yet a different alternative to consider are reach trucks because they offer much greater lift and load capacities, whilst several models complete with telescopic forks. This characteristic allows you the ability to stack pallets two deep. For extra 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 best for handling long and bulky items like piping, planks and boards.
The counterbalance line of trucks is suitable for traveling longer distances. They are a great alternative for stacking jobs, especially block stacking. They are also an ideal option for stacking loads which weigh over 2 tonnes and free stacking.
A Tight Squeeze
The aisle space in a high-density storage operation would normally be much narrower, whereas the heights can be quite higher as well. The Man-up telescopic lift trucks are best used in narrow aisle, high-bay stores. They provide the driver or operator a good view of the stacking process. There are also models known as man-up combi trucks. These are fairly versatile in that they could be used for both stacking and order-picking jobs. They could be driven all around the warehouse or used in narrow aisles.