Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Turret Truck
Greater stacking height compared to other narrow-aisle trucks (40 ft. vs. 25 ft.), but greater investment cost.Forks rotate to allow for side loading and, since truck itself does not rotate during stacking, the body of the truck can be longer to increase its counterbalance capability and to allow the operator to sit.
Can function like a sideloader for transporting greater-than-pallet-size load.
9(a) Operator-Down Turret Truck
Operator not lifted with the load.
5-6 ft. minimum aisle width requirement.
Termed a swingmast truck (picture shown), the entire mast rotates instead of just the forks(thus can store on only one side of a aisle while in aisle).
(b) Operator-Up Turret TruckOperator lifted with the load to allow precise stacking and picking.
5-7 ft. minimum aisle width requirement.
