You can also order this walk behind forklift with adjustable width legs.

Walk Behind Forklift

Walk Behind Forklift lift height
122"

Weight capacity
2200 lbs

Forks
Adjustable width; 36"L x 6"W x 3"H

Drive
Manual

Power
12V electric

Charger
12V plugs into 110V

Safety features
Wheel lock and key lock

Overall Dimensions
62"L x 54"W x 79.5"H

Shipping weight
1000 lbs

Included
walk behind forklift, battery & manual
A walk behind forklift is an alternative to a full-blown fork lift in a warehousing, manufacturing or particularly retail operation. Because most of the self-propelled walk behind forklifts are powered by pollution free electric motors, they can be used effectively in major warehouse style retail stores to move heavy merchandise from shelving as much as 12 feet in the air. Vertical storage makes more effective use of expensive warehouse space and by utilizing a powered stacker, loads up to 3500 pounds can be safely lifted and positioned.
Self-propelled walk behind forklifts are similar to forklift trucks but not as large or as expensive usually. Yet, you can take a walk behind forklift to the loading dock, pick up a loaded pallet of merchandise, travel with it back to the retail store side of the operation, position your stacker unit at the shelf up to twelve feet in the air and smoothly lift the pallet and merchandise to the level of the storage shelf and remove the forks from the pallet, leaving the merchandise and pallet safely positioned on a shelf.
A walk behind forklift is usually constructed of steel with the wheels of polyurethane. The controls for raising and lowering the forks, forward and reverse speeds and the brake are generally located in the handle on the heavy duty models or as a separate lever for raising and lowering the forks on the medium duty units.
The unit is steered with the aid of a butterfly handle which tilts and twists as well as lowering or raising as required. A double safety braking system is available on the self-propelled stackers. Not only does the dead man's feature prevent rider less runaway vehicles, but the unit ensures protection from dropping carriage, forks or mast.
The mast of the walk behind forklift is the upright portion of the stacker on which the carriage rides that does the actual work of raising or lowering the forks. The mast also serves as protection for the operator from loads falling backward onto the stacker.
The stabilization legs and the forks may be adjustable for different pallet sizes or support needs. Stabilization legs of the walk behind forklift may be straddle type, fork over or in some instances there will be no stabilization legs, being replaced by a counterweight system.
Although the self-propelled walk behind forklifts are not capable of a high rate of speed & most have a top speed of around 5 miles per hour & they can still travel fast enough to create some safety hazards. Pushing the top limits of speed, especially with the load extended can create top-heavy conditions and may lead to longer stopping times in an emergency stop situations. Although visibility is excellent on the empty stackers, when loaded they have almost no front visibility. Particularly in high traffic areas, care must be taken to avoid running into or over other employees.
Other common safety issues with equipment of this type is running over feet, backing into walls or other solid objects, or hooking one or both forks where they're not wanted. Training and awareness by operators will do much to reduce the incidence of such accidents.

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