Jungheinrich has launched new additions to its ranges of IC-engine and electric-powered counterbalanced trucks. Both electric and engine trucks have been designed to offer the highest standards of energy efficiency, throughput performance and operator comfort.
The IC-engine model – the VFG Series 5s (above left) – is available in both diesel and LP Gas options. The trucks are powered by a Volkswagen engine and have a capacity of up to five tonnes.
The VFG Series 5s features hydrostatic drive technology which compared with the traditional ‘torque converter’ type of transmission system used in counterbalanced trucks, has fewer mechanical components and, as a result, requires less routine maintenance. The hydrostatic drive technology ensures low exhaust emissions. The Jungheinrich VFG Series 5s’s emissions are the lowest in their class and well below the limit required by the new EU IIIB legislation due to come into effect from 2013 and will see the legal limit for exhaust soot particles reduced by 95 per cent.
Independent tests have demonstrated that hydrostatic trucks consume two litres of diesel or 2kg of gas less per hour than torque converter driven alternative.
The engine speed automatically increases during the lifting process and all mast functions, truck acceleration and braking and changes of direction are smooth and precise.
“We believe that with its combination of low energy consumption and operating costs and ultra low exhaust emissions, the VFG Series 5s sets a new benchmark in ic-engine counterbalance truck design,” says Craig Johnson, marketing manager of Jungheinrich UK.
Jungheinrich’s new electric counterbalanced truck – the EFG Series 4 (above right), has a load capacity of up to three tonnes. It is available with a choice of chassis lengths including a short version to reduce the truck’s turning circle.
The EFG 425-430 models feature fourth generation Jungheinrich AC technology said to give trucks an exceptional efficiency ratio and constantly low energy consumption. Tests show the new EFG Series 4 trucks are 10 per cent more energy efficienct than the models they replace.
The low energy costs are further reduced through energy reclamation during braking, so a battery change in most applications over two shifts is no longer necessary.
Fourth generation technology has productivity benefits. It enables trucks to accelerate quicker than less advanced systems – enabling more loads to be moved per shift.
The self guided SnapFit battery changing device, a mechanism fitted to a standard pallet truck that locks in to the underside of a 48 or 80 volt batter effortlessly, reduces the time it takes to secure and remove a battery when it is due for recharging.
The new EFG Series 4 features a number of design ideas that allow the operator to adjust his working position to maximise comfort. The cab is spacious with an open and uncluttered floor area and, when it comes to forward visibility, the EFG Series 4’s mast is 50mm wider than the model it replaces while the truck’s overhead safety guard offers a virtually completely unobstructed view.
Safety features have been introduced such as Jungheinrich’s ‘Curve Control’ which automatically reduces the truck’s drive speed as it enters a corner by monitoring the truck’s speed, wheel position and steering angle. At the heart of the Curve Control system is a continuously working sensing unit that monitors the truck’s steering angle. Curve Control is said to offer market leading stability.
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