4-way forklifts for forest products
May 1st 2008 Convoys Complete Cargo
Care has reconfigured one
of its timber storage areas at
its Chatham Dock terminal
to work around the
capabilities of 5 Combilift 4-
way forklifts.
The company handles
forest products and brought
in the Combilifts after
calculations by technical
director David Rhodes
showed they would enable
space utilisation to achieve a
30% increase in stock
capacity.
"Combilifts are extremely
manoeuvrable and can
block stack, giving us much
improved storage density
when free stacking to a
height of 4 packs of timber,"
says Rhodes.
Aisle widths could be cut
from 7m to 3.25m, still
allowing the longest 6.2m
length packs to be easily
manoeuvred.
The relatively new
C5000L, the so called
'Lumber Truck' has excellent
cab ergonomics for driver
comfort, high ground
clearance and larger super
elastic tyres for smooth
operation on any uneven
surfaces.
The forks are fitted with
side shift loading lorries for
delivery. The 5t capacity
easily copes with heavier 3t
loads, and enables smaller
packs to be handled as
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