Pallet Trucks
Low-lift trucks that move pallets horizontally: hand trucks for occasional moves and tail-lift work, powered trucks for dock-to-rack runs and container unloading. No mast, so lift only clears the floor.
Features
- Hand trucks lift on a foot- or handle-driven pump and hold the load on a check valve, with a spring-loaded lowering valve to let it down. Load wheels, entry rollers and pump seals are the wear points, and on a truck that crosses dock plates the wheels go first.
- Powered trucks are specified on gradeability and duty cycle rather than lift. A dock ramp at 8 per cent with 2 000 kg is a different truck from flat-floor shuttling.
- Fork width and length have to suit the pallet; 520 mm and 685 mm overall widths cover most Euro and industrial pallets entered on the short face.
- Platform and ride-on versions pay for themselves past roughly 50 m per move, and pedestrian versions below that.
- A built-in or quick-change charger decides whether a spare battery is needed for multi-shift work.
Specifications
| Figure | Typical range | Unit | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rated capacity | 1 500 - 3 000 | kg | plate figure at the stated load centre |
| Fork length | 800 - 2 400 | mm | pallet size and double-pallet handling |
| Overall fork width | 520 / 685 | mm | pallet entry fit |
| Lowered fork height | 51 - 85 | mm | entry into low-clearance pallets |
| Lift height | 115 - 205 | mm | floor clearance on uneven surfaces |
| Gradeability laden | 5 - 10 | % | dock ramps and tail-lift approaches |
| Battery voltage and capacity | 24 V / 210 Ah | V / Ah | hours per shift between charges |