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Electric reach truck
3rd June 1966, Page 60
3rd June 1966
Page 60
Page 60, 3rd June 1966
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ANEW Hirst battery-electric reach truck, known as the Forager Reacher, has a capacity of 2,500 lb. It features transistorized control and gives an infinitely-variable speed up to 4 m.p.h. The lifting forks have a length of 2 ft. 10 in. and centres are adjustable from 6.5 in. to 19 in.
Unladen weight of the vehicle, including the battery, is 4,350 lb. Height of the lift varies between 9 ft. and 12 ft. according to load, the maximum lift being obtainable with a load of 2,000 lb.
The battery is the traction type and has a capacity of 192 a.h., whilst the motor has a rating of 2.5 h.p. With a fixed mast the length of reach travel is 24 in. and with a tilting mast the travel is reduced to 20 in. Made by: A. Hirst and Son Ltd., Dewsbury, Yorks.