A high-quality and reliable lift truck is well worth its investment in a manufacturing and warehouse environment.<\/p>\n
Forklifts improve productivity \u2013 making once manual tasks less strenuous for employees and more efficient for your business. As a daily workhorse, it\u2019s easy to see why these trucks become a significant part of your operation.<\/p>\n
While lift trucks undoubtedly add value to your organization, don\u2019t overlook the opportunity to purchase equipment customized for your operators and application.<\/p>\n
RICO doesn\u2019t only sell out of the box lift truck solutions. We often collaborate with customers to custom engineer vehicles for their specific needs. Project discovery discussions help our team understand what\u2019s most important to a customer and develop truck features that exceed their goals.<\/p>\n
Truck size and component changes, custom load and lift requests, added safety features and even riding style are some of the customization options buyers should explore.<\/p>\n
Your truck should fit your business \u2013 in size and power. RICO tailors lift trucks to handle your application\u2019s workday and maneuver within your environment. Depending on the load and capacity demands, the truck frame and body can be increased. Internal components like motors, transmissions, wheel size can scale up and down depending on the level of power required.<\/p>\n
Trucks can be powered in a variety of different ways including battery, LP, diesel, and hydrostatic vehicles. Even the battery size can be adjusted to fit a customer\u2019s power specifications.<\/p>\n
Another customization request is varying riding styles including walk behind, stand-up rider and sit-down rider. Rider trucks can also be configured so the operator faces toward, away or perpendicular to the truck load.<\/p>\n
Common for applications where the operator must get on and off the lift truck frequently, standing operation can be useful in light manufacturing and basic warehousing like grocery stores or food and beverage distributors.<\/p>\n
Different load and lift requirements are often customized for the end user.<\/p>\n
Your load size will factor into the customization of both the forks and the lift height. Each application will have unique demands, including varying functional, height and load requirements.<\/p>\n
The forks of your lift truck can be tailored for specific uses. Depending on the products and materials you need to transport, fork width, separation, and length can all be custom specified. For example, standard fork lengths reach 48,\u201d but we have installed forks as long as 144\u201d on our custom-built vehicles. Even minor changes as simple as fork tip color can be modified, often painted a bright yellow for safety precautions.<\/p>\n
Lift height is another common customization request. While there is no standard lift height, custom height requests have reached as high as 237\u201d in unique models.<\/p>\n