Section II. Materials Handling Equipment.

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.12

palletizing of material at the receiving dock to eliminate

repalletizing at the warehouse where the material will be

stored.

Section II. Materials Handling Equipment.

The illustrations in this part show some of the basic

MHE and MHE accessories used by DOD Components.

The inclusion of MHE and MHE accessories in this

section does not preclude the continued use or adoption

of devices with similar purposes.

4-6. Manual Equipment.

a. Handtrucks. Handtrucks are useful in all types

of storage installations, particularly where mechanical

equipment cannot be employed because of space

limitations. They are often preferable to and more

economical than a piece of mechanical equipment for

the movement of a single item. The following types of

handtrucks have been adopted as standard for the

military services:

(1) Handtruck, warehouse, double handle-

type, two-wheel, solid-rubber tires.

The two-wheel

handtruck consists of two handles, a platform on which

the load rests, and a pair of wheels attached to the

bottom of the framework. A blade extends at an angle

from the bottom of the platform to retain the load, and

two metal legs are located on the top corners of the

platform to help bear the load when the truck is rested

flat on the ground. The platform may consist of flat

crossbars, which are used to handle boxes or crates, or

curved crossbars, which are used for barrels or drums.

The truck may be constructed of wood or metal. The

hardwood combination, straight and barrel-type, is not

Figure 4-1. Handtruck, warehouse, double-handle

illustrated. A magnesium, general utility type handtruck

type, 2-wheel, solid-rubber tires.

is also available (figs 4-1 and 4-2).

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