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Industrial trucks - Electric pallet trucks and stackers

Author: Richard THÉODORIDÈS

Publication date: January 10, 2002 | Lire en français

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    2. Low-lift pallet trucks

    This family of low-lift electric forklift-trucks is the most numerous of all forklift-truck families, now accounting for almost a third of the total market for all products combined.

    2.1 Application features

    The low-lift electric pallet truck is designed for ground transportation and truck loading/unloading applications.

    The machine is operated by means of a high-hanging (short drawbar) or low-hanging (long drawbar) tiller.

    The tiller arm, generally centered, is connected to a geared motor. It is lowered during the start-up phase to allow the operator to stand back sufficiently far to avoid any risk of the truck hitting his feet. When the drawbar is returned to the vertical or fully lowered position, mechanical...

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