Handtruck, platform, four-wheel.

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

solid-rubber tire-type is of the hardwood deck, caster

steer design, and has a capacity of 2,500 pounds. The

steel wheel type is a steel deck, fifth-wheel design, and

has a capacity of 6,000 pounds (figs 4-3 and 4-4).

Figure 4-4. Handtruck, steel wheels.

(3) Truck, stockpicker, multiple shelf, solid

rubber tires. A stockpicker truck is a handtruck used for

picking stock from retail shelves to fill orders. The

storage employee pushes the truck into the aisles

between the shelves and utilizes the truck shelves to

carry the small retail issues in cardboard containers,

paper envelopes, or tote boxes. Some models are

equipped with a ladder to permit the stock picker to

reach materials on high shelves safely (fig 4-5).

Figure 4-2. Handtruck, warehouse, utility.

Figure 4-5. Truck, stockpicker.

b. Pallet-type handlift truck.

The pallet-type

handlift truck is available in two distinct designs-the

Figure 4-3. Handtruck, platform, four wheel

hand-operated, hand-propelled model and the electric-

(2) Handtruck, platform, four-wheel.

The

powered, hand-operated model. The truck is equipped

four-wheel hand truck may be used to advantage in

with two load carrying forks that can be raised about 4

breaking out retail issues for bins, carrying light loads, or

inches to carry palletized loads. It is used to move

for any operation involving short hauls with frequent

pallet loads that do not have to be tiered and where

stops. It may also be used in multi-story warehouses

short hauls are required. It may be used for the

and for small-lot stock picking. The truck may be

movement of pallet loads in boxcars or into trucks as

equipped with solid rubber tires or steel wheels. The

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