Container Handlers | Eqstra Industrial Equipment | South Africa
There are basically two types of container handlers that you can invest in – empty handlers and handlers that are designed to deal with containers that are loaded with goods. Empty handlers are produced to deal with the lighter load of an empty shipping container and do not require special measures to account for any imbalance that can be created by a container carrying goods that are unevenly distributed.
Full container handlers on the other hand need to be sturdier, tougher and have a greater load carrying capacity than the empty handlers. This is because they need to account for the weight of the goods inside the container as well as the mass of the container itself. Goods in a shipping container are rarely distributed evenly and can cause lifting equipment to topple over while in operation. This is dangerous on many levels.
The best type of full container handlers have crane or hydraulic arms that can lift a container from the top rather than using a platform or fork to do the heavy lifting. Cranes and hydraulic arms are placed on a study mobile vehicle that can compensate for the imbalance that can be created by full containers. It is very important to never use an empty container handler to lift and move a container that may be carrying goods of any kind.
However, it is suitable for a full container handler to lift and move empty containers. Due to the sturdy nature of the full container handler it may not always be convenient to use this type of lifting equipment in small areas or narrow aisles. This is why many shipping yards, docks and other environments that require this type of heavy lifting machinery make use of both types of container handlers in their operations on a daily basis.
Contact Details:
Tel: +27 11 571 0330
Website: http://www.eiegroup.co.za/
11 Gross Street, Tunney Industrial Estate, Elandsfontein
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