Yale Materials Handling Introduces Electric Rider Lift Trucks

Yale Materials Handling Corp., Greeneville, N.C., has launched two new electric rider lift truck models in its three-wheel ERP030-040VT and four-wheel ERP030-040VF. Both models provide lifting capacities of 3,000 to 4,000 pounds and a zero turn radius to make the trucks ideal for a variety of warehouse applications, according to the company.

“Warehouse environments can present challenges for lift truck maneuverability,” says Lou Micheletto, warehouse products manager for Yale Materials Handling. “The new ERP series lift trucks provide customers with superior value, performance and safety because of features like the zero turn radius and the automatic parking brake.”

The ERP030-040VT/VF lift trucks’ maneuverability is due to their zero turn radius steer axles and dual-AC drive motors. These independent, front-wheel motors rotate the drive tires in opposite directions, which places the center of turn between the drive tires, according to the company.

The company says the lift trucks are available with a 36- or 48-volt, low maintenance AC traction and hydraulic motor. The lift trucks also feature four operator performance modes to allow performance to be tailored to the specific application of use and the operator’s ability, according to Yale. The truck’s automatic parking brake sets automatically when the truck stops, reducing operator motion.

According to the company, other critical components of the ERP030-040VT/VF lift trucks include the hydraulic system which features leak-resistant O-Ring Face Seal fittings and uses a 10-micron filter to capture 99.5 percent of system debris, keeping the hydraulic fluid clean and extending component life.

More information is available at www.yale.com.