Case Study - Timber Handling in Confined Spaces
A multi-directional Sidetracker reach
truck has enabled timber stocks to be increased by over 25 per
cent on a very restricted site operated by Lawsons at Edgware,
north London.
Lawsons, one of the best known builders merchants in the area,
ordered the truck as part of a major re-organisation of the site,
which involved building a new warehouse and installing new racking
in the outside yard.
The Sidetracker, which replaced a conventional sideloader,
has allowed aisles and turning areas in the yard to be reduced
and more racking to be installed. The low deck height of 410mm
gives full access to all vertical rack locations. The ability
to work reliably outside is another important feature.
'The site is very compact, so it has to be well organised
and we have to use the space efficiently. The Sidetracker enables
us to do that', said area manager Jim Murphy. 'We can now stock
25 to 30 per cent more than before'.
The Sidetracker, which can travel in any direction and turn
through 360 on the spot, has twin high-torque electric motors
which operate through a single drive wheel. The quiet electro-hydraulic
drive system provides reliable outside operation in all weathers
without disturbing the residential neighbourhood.
