How to choose the right pallet jack for your job
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Choosing the right equipment is important
Transporting heavy and awkward materials is a real challenge in any environment. Minimizing downtime, preventing injuries, and handling a high volume of materials can become overwhelming without the proper equipment. Oftentimes, efficiency is dictated by the quality of the handling equipment in use. However, in many situations, the use of inadequate, outdated, or incorrect material handling equipment causes productivity to falter under heavy loads.
Handling any materials with improper equipment can be unsafe, time consuming and can reduce profit as a result. Most material handling equipment is designed for general material handling needs. Choosing the right equipment for your application can make the difference between productivity and wasted time and money. The biggest thing that it saves is your health, trying to move heavy things without the proper equipment is a leading cause of back injury on the job.
Handling any materials with improper equipment can be unsafe, time consuming and can reduce profit as a result. Most material handling equipment is designed for general material handling needs. Choosing the right equipment for your application can make the difference between productivity and wasted time and money. The biggest thing that it saves is your health, trying to move heavy things without the proper equipment is a leading cause of back injury on the job.
What's do you have to move?
The type of materials in your warehouse is handling an how you want to handle them should always be a crucial factors when investing in any kind of equipment.
For example, The Eagle55 pallet trucks have a ergonomic shaped handle and lever that provide comfortable operation while moving heavy loads at a very economical price.
In smaller warehouses, the Sidewinder pallet truck provides improved maneuverability with the ability to move backward, forward, left, and right. The sidewinder has the ability to move long loads down narrow aisles and turn on a dime while handling loads up to 3000lb.
Making work more safe for employees
For warehouses that handle a variety of pallet sizes use Multifunction Pallet Trucks such as adjustable fork width trucks or a low profile design.
Do you need to move pallets outside of a warehouse?
All Terrain Pallet Trucks are great on construction sites, lumberyards, nurseries or any other rough and uneven surfaces. These trucks feature pneumatic, air-filled tires specifically for outdoor use.
Do you have to lift your pallet even higher?
Determining whether a pallet load is better suited for manual, self propelled, hydraulic, or winch model stacker is essential.
Whether in a warehouse, a delivery center, shipping and receiving or even trucking applications, pallet jacks are an indispensable tool. Using one to move heavy or bulky loads is not difficult and it will keep you from injuring yourself.
Browse our whole selection of Jacks, Lifts, and Tilters on www.tedthorsen.com or call at 1-800-233-8358
It's your move!
Whether in a warehouse, a delivery center, shipping and receiving or even trucking applications, pallet jacks are an indispensable tool. Using one to move heavy or bulky loads is not difficult and it will keep you from injuring yourself.
Browse our whole selection of Jacks, Lifts, and Tilters on www.tedthorsen.com or call at 1-800-233-8358
It's your move!
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- How to find the right pallet jack, lift, or tilter
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palletlinelondon
Sep 22, 2011 @ 8:46 am | delete
- We do pallet delivery London services so enjoy seeing articles and blogs discussing pallets. Good lens!
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TedThorsenMaterialHandlingINC
Sep 22, 2011 @ 1:02 pm | delete
- Thank you very much. I should really make the time to make lenses more often. I do have some in the works on pallets coming up. So keep your eyes open for them.
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Bahrns
Mar 30, 2011 @ 6:48 am | delete
- Great lens! Pallet jacks come in many specifications so it's really important to choose one that best fits your material handling needs.
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TedThorsenMaterialHandlingINC
Sep 22, 2011 @ 1:04 pm | delete
- Thank you so much for the nice comment. Yes it is very important to have the correct equipment for the job. I have several lenses on different types of equipment. I try to write how to's and informative info all the time to help customers out. I am always posting info on www.tedthorsen.com. Thanks again
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