One of Australia’s largest growers of capsicums, tomatoes and zucchinis has chosen a fleet of Toyota forklifts for its material handling needs.
Barbera Farms has a five-year agreement to rent 15 Toyota 8-Series forklift trucks, in addition to its own fleet of 11 forklifts and four tractor forklifts.
All 15 forklifts are Toyota model 8FG15 machines, with a basic capacity of 1.5-tonne at 500mm load centre, a three-metre two-stage mast and a side shift.
Barbera Farms general manager, logistics, Jamie Geaney says the company chose the forklifts from Toyota Material Handling on the basis of product range, performance and reliability.
“We’ve used other brands and found the Toyota 8FG15 forklifts are good machines,” he says. “They’re competitive on rental price and they’re just so reliable.
“We’re switching to Toyota commercial vehicles for the same reason,” he adds.
Jamie Geaney says Barbera Farms grows produce at Bundaberg, Bowen and Childers, and packs produce from other growers in Bowen and Bundaberg.
“In busy times we dispatch up to 300 pallets of produce per day out of Bundaberg,” he explains.
http://www.logisticsmagazine.com.au/Article/Barbera-Farms-a-growing-force-with-Toyota-Forklifts/438242.aspx
Hyundai expands its forklift truck range with new reach trucks
The new reach trucks consist of four new sit-on models with max loads from 1.4 to 2.5 t 14BRJ-7, 16BRJ-7, 20BRJ-7, 25BRJ-7.
The machines, with load capacities of 1.4 t, 1.6 t, 2.0 t and 2.5 t, are equipped with the latest generation of electric motors with AC technology. They stand out thanks to their higher performance, lower maintenance costs and reduced energy consumption. An optimised motor design ensures particularly low noise emissions. These trucks are designed for intensive use in warehouses, where they perform their tasks cleanly and quietly. The battery capacity lasts an entire shift, so the machine can be used to its full working potential.
The powerful drive motor and remarkable stability of the reach truck guarantee its high productivity, grade-ability and safety. After stopping on a slope, the anti-rollback function ensures the best possible operational safety. The electromagnetic brakes, which are fitted onto the load-bearing wheels, allow for increased braking performance. By turning the ignition key to Start, the position of the driving wheels is automatically calculated and returned to the central position. This ensures a controlled start-up every time, which also helps reduce the risk of accidents. The truck’s extremely small turning radius, combined with its compact dimensions, ensure efficient work even in narrow aisle operations. The lifting height reaches up to 12 m. A camera can be fitted ex works between the forks especially for higher masts. On a screen, the driver can see whether the lifting fork is at the right height above the shelf so as to insert or remove the palette.
Hyundai has, as always, paid particular attention to providing the operator with a comfortable working environment. It offers the best conditions for fatigue-free work and high productivity. The comfortable driver’s seat is positioned in a right angle to the lifting equipment, to achieve the compact dimensions possible and high manoeuvrability. All controls are laid out ergonomically and are clearly displayed. The control functions for steering the lift are operated simply and comfortably with mini-levers that can be manipulated with the fingertips of the right hand. The left hand operates the control that steers the drive wheel. A toggle switch is used to switch between the forward and reverse driving directions. Alternatively the steering wheel can also be changed from its normal 180-degree field to 360 degrees, allowing the driving direction to be changed by this means instead. The steering wheel can be ergonomically adjusted by the driver.
Hyundai gives all its machines the maximum possible in terms of durability and productivity. Unnecessary technical subtleties are not a priority. Everything is done, on the other hand, to increase the machines’ safety and efficiency. All parts are assembled with Hyundai’s usual robustness and durability, giving the forklift trucks a high availability and a long lease of life. The thoroughly thought-out design furthermore ensures that all the components are easily accessible, making the truck particularly convenient to maintain.
http://www.mhwmagazine.co.uk/LatestNews/Hyundai_expands
Forklift Update; Hyster E45-70XN offers advancements in Quality and Ergonomics
The E45-70XN is the newest line electric forklift from Hyster Company. This electric forklift offers advancements in quality and ergonomics making it one of the most operator-friendly AC-powered electric lift trucks in the market.
The Hyster E45-70XN forklift is ideally designed for indoor use and suited for a wide variety of applications such as food and beverage distributions, general warehousing, lumber and building material distribution. With lower cost of operations, advanced dependability, superior ergonomics and enhanced productivity, the new Hyster E45-70XN is a safe & best choice.
It has a newly designed compartment with relocated dash display for enhanced visibility and pallet control. The trucks hood has been redesigned to provide maximum battery service access to reduce downtime. The hood’s new design allows easy access for the operator when getting into and getting out from the truck.
It also features a remodeled operator compartment with increased foot and leg room by 20% while the fore-aft foot space area has increased 10% as compared to Hyster’s previous electric forklift models. The floor palette is removable for easy maintenance.
The Hyster E45-70XN forklift has a new Traction Motor designed with steel and cast end bells to allow maximum air flow that features improved speed and provide accurate monitoring.
By using AC motors and transistor controller technology for all traction and hydraulic systems, the Hyster E45-70XN forklift reduces the frequency and cost maintenance. The Hyster electric forklift has a thermal management system that continuously monitors critical electric forklift functions to optimize performance and protect its vital components as well as the operator.
The Hyster E45-70XN is just one of the Models of truck lifts featured by Starline Forklifts. Starline Forklifts has been supplying the Pacific and Australian market with good quality brand new forklifts and used forklifts as well as their attachments for 30 years.
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/forklift