A container lifter is a heavy machine designed to lift and move large containers used for shipping goods. It features large tires, a diesel engine, and forks to slide under containers. It is used to load and unload containers onto flatbed trucks, railroad cars, or ships. A container handler is used to lift containers to greater heights using a device fixed to the front of the vehicle.
A container lifter is heavy machinery designed to lift and move large containers commonly used for shipping goods on boats or trains. These containers are quite large and heavy, so the container forklift is much bigger and heavier than almost all other types of forklifts available. It usually features very large tires for better maneuverability, especially on uneven ground, and usually runs on a heavy-duty diesel engine that can produce enough power and torque to help the machine lift very large containers.
Other container handlers may use different methods to grab containers and move them, but a container handler uses forks similar to other forklift models. The forks slide under the containers and lift them up, so they need to be positioned correctly to ensure the container stays securely on the lifter during transport. Some container forklift models are only designed to lift containers a few feet off the ground during transport; it is not uncommon for an elevator to lift the container no more than 7 feet (2.13 meters) off the ground. Other container handlers are designed to move containers to much greater heights using a different lifting method.
The primary purpose of a container forklift is to load and unload containers onto or off flatbed trucks, railroad cars, or even ships. The lifter itself features a rear plate for added support, and the forks are calibrated to handle the weight of a loaded container. The lifter should not be used to lift containers beyond the lifter’s weight capacities, which are usually posted in a conspicuous place in the forklift cockpit.
A container handler is used to lift containers to heights that a forklift cannot reach. The worker secures one or more containers using a device fixed to the front of the vehicle. This fixture clamps onto both ends of the container or containers, pressing inward like a set of jaws. The machine is counterbalanced with weights at the rear of the machine to ensure stability during lifting and transport. The apparatus can ascend or descend like a typical forklift, or it can operate using a telescopic boom, just like a telescopic forklift or crane; this design allows the containers to be moved forward and up and down.
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