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Other key players in the forklift industry include: Kalmar (lel:
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024 7683 4520, web: www.katmarind.co. uld; Komatsu Itel: 01386 757422, web: www. komatsuforklift.netl: Linde (telt 01256 342000, web: www.linde-mh,co.uk); Nissan (tel.: 01923 899999, web: www.nissan forklift. co.uld; and Toyota (tet: 0870 850 1400, web: www.toyotaforklifts.co.ukll.
Kalmar's portfolio encompasses models that will hoist from 5.0 to 9.0 tonnes, and can be ordered with diesel, LPG, or electric power sources. Heavier-duty machines are capable of lifting items weighing up to 18 tonnes.
Komatsu's range includes forklifts that will lift up to 16 tonnes. Linde's line-up encompasses electric, diesel, and LPG models that boast a variety of capacities, and it lays great stress on the virtues of its hydrostatic direct drive. Two hydraulic motors integrated in the front drive axle transfer rotation of the output shaft direct to the wheels. The design means that there is no clutch, no gearbox, no differential and no conventional service brake. Such an approach keeps maintenance costs low argues Linde, as well as enhancing reliability.
Last year saw Nissan's launch of the four-wheel electric TX4. On offer with capacities of 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 tonnes, it is marketed with an optional battery roll-out system that is designed to allow the power cells to be changed quickly and safely.
In 2008 Nissan also introduced the diesel or LPG GX Series, which is capable of raising up to 5.0 tonnes.
At the same time as this, it also whipped the covers off a concept electric forklift that employs lithium ion batteries Toyota's line-up includes examples such as the Tonero. Load capacities range from 1.5 to 3.5 tonnes, and customers can specify either diesel or LPG power.
At the lighter end of the scale, the Japanese automotive company offers the electric Traigo. It can handle weights of 1.0, 1.25, or 1.5 tonnes.