New electrics fill out Toyota line
Electric reach truckElectric order picker
By Tom Feare -- Modern Materials Handling, 10/1/1998
Columbus, Ind.-Business press journalists met here recently at Toyota's manufacturing plant and newly opened national field office to hear how the forklift manufacturer is completing its line of industrial trucks with two new model types. By adding electric reach trucks and order pickers to its existing line, Toyota will now have 90% product coverage across the major classes of industrial trucks-classes I through V. The press event also offered hands-on opportunities for the press to try out the vehicles, evaluate their performance characteristics.Electric reach trucks. These 3,000 to 5,000 lb capacity trucks in the 6-Series come in single reach or double reach models as well as straddle truck versions. Travel, acceleration, and lift speeds on the trucks can be customized for individual operator performance and skill levels through TACS, the exclusive Toyota Advanced Control System. An interactive digital display panel permits easy access to diagnostic data such as elapsed time readings for key switch on, drive motor on, brake depressed, and the like.
The trucks feature a multifunctional control handle that enables the operator to simultaneously control travel, lift/lower, tilt, high speed reach/retract, horn, and optional sideshifter all with one hand-even while wearing gloves.
Electronic power steering over 360 degrees with a drive wheel indicator on the "dashboard" helps give the operator the added capability and "feedback" to maneuver precisely in tight spots.
Ergonomics and operator comfort have been considered in the trucks' designs. The flexi-stance cab lets the operator easily drive in forward or in reverse and look in the direction of travel.
Order picker. This 3,000 lb capacity order picker offers many of the same operator performance, customization, and data diagnostic features as the company's new reach trucks. An ergonomically-shaped, multifunctional control handle, for example, similarly provides for one-hand operation with the separate control functions all "intuitively mapped"-i.e., push the handle forward to move the truck in a forward direction, and so on.
The order picker's base legs range from 40 to 56 in. and two-stage or three-stage masts provide maximum fork heights that vary from 10 to 26 ft.
Flip-up side gates can be set in the "down" position for added safety, or flipped up and nested out of the way when picking orders.
A pallet centering guide with automatic clamp and release foot pedal operation helps in convenient and efficient pallet handling.
Power-assisted electronic steering, a low-effort brake pedal, and a wide-view mast are among other features enhancing operator comfort and productivity.
Maintenance of the trucks is enhanced through a built-in analyzer which eliminates the use of peripheral hand-held diagnostic tools to troubleshoot main drive circuits, materials handling circuits, and operating systems. With self-diagnostic capabilities at startup of the vehicle, moreover, uptime on the trucks can be maximized.
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