With so many different forklift types, it can be confusing to know which one is the best for your particular needs. Click on each section to see the best forklift for the following situations:
If you are looking for the perfect forklift to suit your needs and your budget, contact us today.
Hangcha Forklift Types for Various Applications
1. Food Industry
Hangcha’s X-series is one of the electric forklift types that can handle wet and cold conditions
If you are in the food industry, then it is important to make sure that the forklift you choose will be able to help you overcome the unique challenges you face such as:
The need to have incredibly fast turnarounds to prevent your food from spoiling
The need to do frequent wash-downs to make sure that your facility meets health regulations
The need to work in a cold storage environment to preserve your meat/food
You should also choose an electric forklift type as they do not give off harmful emissions that could damage the food.
Hangcha’s X Series lithium-ion forklifts are a great choice as they are electric-powered, have an IPX4 water resistance rating so they can get wet, and they can handle colder temperatures.
2. Retail Settings
Walkie pallet jacks are the perfect choice for retail settings
The retail industry has some very unique challenges when it comes to moving products quickly and efficiently. Limited space is one of the biggest concerns.
Electric walkie pallet jacks work well in a retail setting because they are smaller and can maneuver around the tighter spaces in your store and back room.
They are also narrow enough that your customers will not be bothered by them if you need to put out merchandise during operating hours.
Using an electric pallet jack will also help your staff be more efficient as you can move larger, heavier boxes back and forth at one time instead of having to carry small loads of product by hand.
The handles help you control the speed, steering and lifting, and because you are walking, it is not going fast enough to be a safety issue for customers or other staff.
3. E-Commerce Warehouse
If you run an e-commerce business, you understand the importance of putting together your customer’s orders and shipping them as quickly as possible. Investing in a quality order picker can make a huge difference to your efficiency.
For example, Hangcha’s A-Series Lithium-ion High-level order picker is available with an advanced intellispeed system. This system smoothly coordinates travel speeds and load height.
Compared to conventional speed control, intellispeed maximizes truck speed as the platform rises, giving you faster travel between picks.
4. Warehouse with Narrow Aisles
One of the forklift types that will work well for narrow aisles is Hangcha’s 3-Wheel Stand-up counterbalanced forklift
If you have narrow aisles in your warehouse or if you are considering converting your warehouse to a narrow aisle layout to give you more space for inventory, then don't worry about finding equipment to operate in those tighter spaces.
Hangcha's A Series 3-Wheel Stand-up Counterbalanced is one of their forklift types that has a great space-saving design that lets the truck stack and retrieves goods efficiently in narrow aisles and at high lift heights. It will give you exceptional maneuverability in your tight spaces.
Hangcha's A Series 3-Wheel Electric Lithium Forklift has an incredibly small turning radius
If you would prefer a seated option, Hangcha's A Series 3-Wheel Electric Lithium Forklift is a great choice. It is equipped with dual separate driving motors, which allow you to move the front wheels forward or backwards independently.
This combined with its 3-wheel design and sleek structure means that this forklift has an amazingly small turning radius making it perfect for narrow applications.
5. Warehouse with High Shelving
Hangcha forklift types: a 3-stage mast can lift higher
If you are looking for a forklift that can lift heavy loads to greater heights, check out another one of Hangcha’s lithium-ion forklift types.
This cushion tire forklift offers you a compact design, but still gives you a lifting capacity of up to 6,500lbs.
It comes with an optional 3-stage mast that can lift up to 160 inches.
When the forks are being lowered, a control valve maintains the lowering speed for greater safety.
It also has an incredibly small turning radius, which makes it perfect to use in narrow applications.
6. Construction Sites & Lumber yards
A rough terrain forklift is your best choice for a lumber yard or construction site
If you are looking for one of the best forklift types for your construction site or lumber yard, then take a look at Hangcha’s rough terrain models.
A rough terrain forklift is designed to operate outdoors in natural and disturbed terrains like those found on construction sites and lumber yards. They can handle environments such as:
Rocky ground
Gravel or other unstable ground
Unpaved and dug-up surfaces
Hills and steep inclines
Rough terrain forklifts are usually larger than other types of forklifts and are able to carry heavy loads. They are also equipped with wide-base, deep-tread pneumatic tires and usually with 4-wheel drive to enable them to navigate these challenging surfaces.
7. Multiple Shifts
Lithium-ion forklifts from Hangcha can be recharged during breaks
If you need your forklifts to run multiple shifts during the day, then using lithium-ion forklifts from Hangcha could save you an incredible amount of time and money.
With a lithium-ion-powered Hangcha forklift, you won't need extra batteries. That's because:
They fully charge in 2 hours
They don't need to cool down after charging
Some models come with onboard chargers so you can recharge while operating
Some models have opportunity charging so they can be recharged during brakes
Lead-acid batteries need 8-10 hours to charge and another 8 hours to cool down, so you need to purchase extra batteries in order to run multiple shifts in a day.
8. Loading and Unloading Trailers
A walkie will work for loading and unloading trailers if your loads are not too heavy
You can use an electric walkie for loading and unloading trailers if the following is true:
You only need to load out a few semi-trailers or box trucks each week
Your loads are between 3,000 and 8,000lbs
Your loads don't need to be stacked vertically in the trailer
Your load doesn't need special handling
If you are constantly loading and unloading trailers, then a three-wheel, stand-up rider pallet would be a better option.
If you do a lot of loading and unloading, then choose a rider pallet
They are small enough to fit inside a standard 108-inch door and their masts will let you do in-trailer stacking.
You will also find that a stand-up end controller is less tiring if you have to get on and off your truck constantly.
Looking for the Best Hangcha Forklift Types? Contact Wayco
You can only get Hangcha products in Canada from a registered Hangcha distributer. Wayco is a proud dealer of Hangcha forklifts in Southwestern Ontario.
High quality and affordability are extremely important to us, so that is why we have teamed up with Hangcha to bring you the best forklift equipment at a significantly lower price than what you will pay with the competition.
If you are in the market for a forklift, contact Wayco. We have:
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