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Supersized pedestrian truck
A ‘supersized’ pedestrian pallet truck has been purpose-built by Sichelschmidt for a major logistics supplier to the chemical industry. This XXL truck has been specifically designed to move large capacity containers of automotive paints, which weigh 3700kg. It also features substantially wider and longer forks than the company’s standard pallet trucks.
As the truck will be working in an area which stocks flammable liquids, it has been built to meet ATEX directives for operation in Gas-Ex- Zone 1.
Sichelschmidt uses its frequencycontrolled, ASM three-phase motor technology for the drive and lifting mechanisms. This not only secures an excellent degree of flameproof protection due to the enclosed components, but also improves performance of the trucks whilst reducing the energy consumption. And even when working in harsh conditions, long intervals between battery charging can be achieved.
At a load centre of 1050mm, load capacity is 4.0 tonnes, and a nominal capacity of 7.0 tonnes can be achieved.
The truck is actually more of pallet stacker than a pallet truck, as the lift height of 370mm is achieved not by raising the forks, but by means of a lifting frame.