Raymond Offers Efficiency Truck Brigade

Lift trucks are simply getting their act right. The latest news has been about the new 4700 Series four-wheel by the Raymond Corporation   , which is a sit-down electric lift truck for better maneuverability and prompt responsiveness than any other in the league. It is said that the new Raymond 4-wheel AC lift trucks are to promote operator efficiency and comfort with élan translating the overall productivity to grow high. In the material management, the hard task comes in terms of time consumption on learning newer techniques but Raymond promises simple learning and operational benefit for the operators. The trucks can offer wider operator compartment with intuitive ergonomic controls. Laced with Raymond’s exclusive ACR System, trucks would come with lower maintenance cost. Also, this new truck will be easy to maneuver by experienced and new operators.

Going by the company, trucks have feature of efficient load handling, where operators can fit in more task in a single shift with variable capacities from 3,000 to 6,000 pounds, and 36- or 48-volt configurations; 4700 series fits virtually in any application. Raymond’s has tried to put uniqueness through better steering system, with dual powered counter-rotating AC drive motors, which gives the 5,000-pound Model 4700 C50HM the advantage of perfect circle steering. The designs though are leading to better maneuverability but there has been no emphasis on what major changes have been taken into consideration w.r.t . other trucks found in operation apart from the highly lauded ACR System for both lift and drive performances. The truck comes with controls that make operation quite effortless. Color-coded levers for lift-lower, tilt and sideshift are provided to add punch. Fingertip controls and bidirectional floor-mounted pedals have also been added.


Posted on : Aug 29 2006
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