Samuk seals it with KISS
February 26th 2010

Lift-truck specialist Samuk says it is winning orders for its latest range of counterbalance forklifts, the B Series.

Designed in line with the company's philosophy of KISS (Keep It Simple Specification), the B Series range of heavy duty lift trucks is produced by Samuk's Chinese manufacturing partner Hangcha.

The B Series offers counterbalance fork trucks with lifting capacities from 1.5 to 3.5 tonnes and is available in both diesel and LPG engine models.

The company says: "An excellent view of forks, load and road is assured by a clear view mast and a high driving position, as well as the panoramic rear-view mirror.

Access to the driving position has been made safe and easy by the addition of a step while a full suspension seat provides comfort and lumbar support, reducing physical stress. A full range of options is available, from premium cabs to four-cylinder clear view triplex masts at reasonable prices."

All Samuk trucks offer laptop-free maintenance up to 12 tonnes capacity at 600mm load centre.

The company adds: "In fact, expensive, unnecessary gadgets are conspicuous by their absence. Nothing is added to a truck unless it will provide a genuine operator benefit and it must not conflict with the easy servicing and maintenance promise of which Samuk is so proud."

B Series oil changes are at 500 and 1,000 hours, as is servicing for the powertrain and running gear. Long-life oil-immersed disc wheel and transmission brakes have a target working life of 8,000 hours. After 7,500 hours, Samuk offers a refurbishment to give the vehicle a second life or prepare it for resale.

Other notable features of the new B Series models include a suspended powertrain, a 4/5 multi-disc F/R clutch pack and micro-filters for all systems. The B Series relies upon the latest Tier 4 and 3A engines featuring sub-tropical cooling and separate radiators for the engine to avoid overheating the cylinder head gasket and high temperature 'bluing' and distortion of the clutch pack plates.

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