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Electric stackers and forklifts are also popular industrial loading and unloading vehicles. They look similar. But they have different differences. They come in many models and styles. There are countless stackers and forklifts designed for various handling problems on the market. What are the differences between stackers and forklifts?
1. Different meanings
Stackers are also called stackers (stackers, lifting vehicles, loading and unloading vehicles, stackers), which belong to the category of storage forklifts in the category of forklifts. Stackers are suitable for operations in narrow passages and limited spaces. They are ideal equipment for loading and unloading pallets in workshops and high-bay warehouses.Forklifts refer to internal combustion forklifts. The engine is powered by diesel. Internal combustion forklift technology is a mature product with strong power. It can carry more than 8 tons of cargo. It is especially suitable for high-intensity, large-tonnage loading and unloading and transshipment of containers, docks, and outdoor cargo.
2. Different application scopes
Forklifts are generally used for cargo loading and unloading, stacking and short-distance transportation operations. Commonly used for transporting large objects in storage.In addition to loading and unloading stacking, stackers play a great role in operations in narrow passages and limited spaces. The application fields are widely used in industries such as petroleum, chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, military, paint, pigment, coal, etc., and can enter the cabin, carriage and container to load and unload, stack and transport pallet cargo, as well as ports, railways, freight yards, warehouses and other places containing explosive mixtures.
3. Different appearance distinction
(1) A forklift with no gantry is a transporter, which can only transport but not stack cargo; it can generally be used for flat ground transportation.
(2) A forklift with a fork and a gantry but no driver's seat is a stacker, which is suitable for transporting and stacking cargo in warehouses with limited space, and can be used in libraries and logistics companies.
4. Different power classification
Currently, the common stackers are manual, semi-electric and fully electric, while forklifts are electric and internal combustion (usually diesel or gasoline).