Buying the best electric pallet stackers for your warehouse

June 1st, 2009

Moving things around your warehouse will be much simpler with electric pallet stackers. There are electric motor driven pallet stackers that can pick up and move pallets. Lifting and stacking empty pallets can be challenging. Lifting and moving a loaded pallet manually is next to impossible. Motorized help is a necessity. With an electric pallet stacker you can lift and stack pallets weighing up to a maximum of 1500 kilograms.

The largest difference between an electric pallet stacker and a manual one is how the work. When it comes to lifting both types will use an electro-hydraulic system. They will both lower loads with a manual relief valve. The main difference is that you will need to use brute force to maneuver a manual pallet stacker around. Usually the typical warehouse worker can use a manual pallet stacker fairly easily to move items weighing less than a ton. This is when the warehouse floor is smooth and they do not need to handle more than ten pallets a day.

If you need to move a higher number of pallets than ten you might want to purchase an electric pallet stacker. There are other advantages to having an electric pallet stacker. Besides the ease of moving loaded pallets they also have a safety brake or a forward/reverse gear mechanism for improved safety. It will not use fuel like other forms of forklifts. It also will not emit fumes into the air as it consumes fuel.

This makes your best choice for indoor areas an electric pallet stacker. Although you will spend more initially to buy an electric pallet stacker you will recoup your investment quickly in fuel savings. If your electric pallet stacker will be operated for more than one shift it is wise to get additional batteries for charging since the charge only lasts around eight hours.