| International Trucks: Things to Consider When Buying | | | | the same weight and so you can choose a pallet |
| Your Pallet Truck | | | | truck that will be able to handle the heaviest of your |
| When you work in a warehouse or factory it is | | | | loads. |
| essential to have a pallet truck or sack truck to | | | | Check the fork size - once the maximum weight has |
| move around heavy loads and objects. Pallet trucks | | | | been decided you then need to think about the |
| are the most economical method of easily moving | | | | dimensions of the pallets you are going to be moving |
| your heavy loads. | | | | around. The average pallet truck is 48 x 40” but |
| Before you purchase your pallet truck, consider these | | | | please do check before purchasing your new pallet |
| points to ensure you receive the best pallet truck for | | | | truck as this is exceptionally important. |
| its use and for your money: | | | | How high will the pallet truck need to lift? - pallet |
| Powered pallet truck or manual pallet truck? - the | | | | trucks should only be used to lift heavy weights a |
| first decision to make is to decide if you are wanting | | | | few inches off the ground, the maximum being 10 |
| a powered pallet truck or manual pallet truck, once | | | | inches. Before buying your pallet truck measure how |
| you decide this you can then narrow the search | | | | high the pallet truck will need to be lifting the loads to |
| down within these categories. The obvious | | | | ensure the pallet truck can handle this height safely. |
| advantage to a powered pallet truck is the ease of | | | | The steering of the pallet truck - every pallet truck |
| use and maneuvering of the pallet truck oppose to a | | | | will show the degree in which the pallet truck can |
| manual one, however the powered pallet trucks are | | | | turn. If you are in a small space or in a warehouse |
| more expensive. | | | | where turning around corners is essential buy a pallet |
| Check the weight - next you need to decide how | | | | truck with a high degree of turning, you can go for a |
| much the maximum weight you are going to be | | | | lower degree if your working space is one big open |
| lifting. Generally in warehouses and factories you tend | | | | space. |
| to move the same items on a weekly basis and of | | | | |