Large awkward loads handled
January 1st 2011 Two Combilift 4-way forklifts are
tackling long loads at Asset
International's plant in Newport,
South Wales. In a bid to make
handling procedures safer and more
streamlined, production manager
Graham Bennett called in South
Wales Industrial Equipment (SWIE).
"We were using a counterbalance
forklift to move pipes from the
production facility to outside storage
in the yard," says Bennett. "As space is
tight in this area the limited
manoeuvrability of this truck made it
complicated and time consuming for
drivers to get loads out of the
building.We also realised that we
needed a pretty special machine to
cope with our largest loads which
weigh around 9 tonnes and can be up
to 25m long. SWIE did a thorough
site survey and its recommendation
of the 4-way Combilift trucks has
turned out to be the ideal solution."
The company bought a C5,000XL
and a C14,000 14 tonne capacity
model which is capable of lifting
loads of 9000 kg at 1900mm load
centres.With 2440mm long forks,
wedges fitted at the end of the decks
and a hydraulic fork spreader this is
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