Diesel forklifts are equipped with diesel engines that feature high torque and stable power output, enabling them to easily meet the demands of heavy-duty operations. Compared with electric forklifts, they perform better when handling heavy goods (usually 5 tons and above) and climbing slopes (especially those with large gradients), ensuring continuous power supply during operations without easily experiencing power shortages. This advantage makes them widely applicable in scenarios that require frequent handling of heavy goods, such as ports, terminals, construction sites, and large warehouses.
Diesel forklifts use diesel as fuel, offering convenient refueling and a long cruising range. Unlike electric forklifts that require frequent charging, they can meet the needs of long-term continuous operations after a single refueling, effectively reducing operational downtime caused by charging. For locations with heavy workloads and long operating hours, this can significantly improve overall operational efficiency and avoid the impact of charging waits on production schedules. Meanwhile, diesel refueling points are widely distributed, allowing for convenient refueling even in outdoor or remote operating sites.
Diesel forklifts have far superior adaptability to working environments compared to electric forklifts, and can operate stably under harsh working conditions such as high temperatures, low temperatures, humidity, and high dust levels. In high-temperature environments, there is no need to worry about battery overheating; in low-temperature environments, diesel engines have stable starting performance and will not experience issues such as reduced capacity or difficulty starting like storage batteries. In addition, their robust mechanical structure is highly resistant to dust, vibration, and other environmental factors, making them suitable for operations in complex environments such as outdoor open-air sites and muddy construction sites.
Diesel engine technology is mature and has a relatively simple structure, resulting in low difficulty and controllable costs for subsequent maintenance. Daily maintenance mainly includes basic operations such as oil and filter replacement. Spare parts are readily available and relatively affordable, with maintenance outlets widely distributed, ensuring quick maintenance support in case of malfunctions. At the same time, the mechanical components of diesel forklifts have high wear resistance, and with proper maintenance, they have a long service life, which can help users reduce long-term equipment investment costs, especially suitable for high-frequency and high-intensity operating scenarios.
Diesel forklifts offer a wide range of load capacity options, from 3 tons to dozens of tons, allowing users to select the appropriate model based on different operational needs. In addition to conventional goods handling, they can also be equipped with various attachments (such as side shifters, clamps, rotators, etc.) to realize the handling of special goods (such as pipes, plates, carton stacks, etc.), further expanding their application scenarios and meeting the personalized operational needs of different industries.
Feasibility and Related Instructions of Custom Forklifts
Forklifts can be customized, and customization services have become a mature solution in the industrial logistics field. Targeting the special working conditions, material characteristics and operational needs of different industries, mainstream forklift brands can all provide personalized customization solutions. Through the combination of standard components and customized modules, they can achieve accurately adapted material handling needs. The following details are explained from three aspects: core customization dimensions, typical industry cases, and core advantages of customization services:
I. Core Customization Dimensions
Forklift customization is carried out around the needs of the entire operation scenario, covering multiple directions such as parameter adjustment, structural transformation, accessory configuration, and intelligent upgrading, including specifically:
1. Core Parameter Customization
Adjust the rated load according to the load demand (customizable from 0.6 tons to 30 tons and above), optimize the vehicle size for the operation space (such as width adjustment for narrow-aisle scenarios), customize the lifting height to adapt to the warehousing height demand (up to more than 5.5 meters), and adjust performance parameters such as driving speed and turning radius. For example, for the muddy road conditions of rural building materials transportation, a 3.5-ton four-wheel steering off-road forklift with a 280mm high chassis can be customized to solve the problem of getting stuck.
2. Accessory and Bearing Structure Customization
Design special bearing components for special materials, such as mandrel supports and V-shaped bearing platforms for transporting paper rolls and steel coils, retractable clamping devices for transporting auto parts, and push-pull bearing platforms adapted to molds. At the same time, it supports the integration of various special accessories, including clamps, side shifters, rotators, push-pullers, etc., which can be quickly switched through standardized quick-change interfaces to adapt to multi-category material handling.
3. Working Condition Adaptation Transformation
Carry out structural reinforcement for extreme or special operating environments, such as heat-resistant protective covers for high-temperature casting scenarios, thickened steel plates and anti-collision devices for mining scenarios, explosion-proof designs for chemical industry, full-time four-wheel drive and high-passability chassis for off-road scenarios, etc. In some scenarios, special tires (such as Vulkollan load-bearing wheels), guardrails, foot pedals and other safety components can also be customized.
4. Intelligent Function Upgrading
In intelligent models such as AGV forklifts, navigation methods (magnetic guidance, laser SLAM, visual navigation, etc.) can be customized, and intelligent modules such as WMS/MES system docking functions, automatic weighing, RFID reading and writing, and remote operation and maintenance can be integrated to realize 24/7 automated operations and adapt to the flexible handling needs of warehousing and logistics.
II. Typical Industry Customization Cases
Custom forklifts have been widely used in automotive, papermaking, steel, new energy, furniture, textile and other industries to solve the handling pain points of special scenarios:
1. Automotive Industry
Customize walk-behind car handlers, equipped with special brackets and retractable adjustment devices for passenger car axles, and realize flexible operations around the axles through rotatable load-bearing wheels, adapting to the precise handling needs of prototype workshops. For the handling of injection molds in auto parts enterprises, 12-ton mold change vehicles are customized, reducing the mold change time from 2 hours to 30 minutes and eliminating the safety hazards of crane handling.
2. Papermaking and Printing Industry
Customize stand-on paper roll transport vehicles, adopt load-bearing components supported by welded prisms and series load-bearing pulleys, adapt to the handling of paper rolls with diameters of 690-1510mm, and some models are equipped with remote-controlled mandrels that can rotate infinitely left and right to improve operation efficiency. For the handling of printing rolls in printing factories, special forklifts with side seats are designed, equipped with curve safety locking mechanisms to ensure the comfort and safety of long-distance driving.
3. Steel and New Energy Industry
Customize 8-ton steel coil transport vehicles for steel foil manufacturers, adopt widened load-bearing components, flange-designed load-bearing frames and special tires, equip with rearview mirrors to assist the precise positioning of the mandrel, and improve operation safety through thickened plates and anti-collision devices. For the single crystal silicon crystal picking scenario, customize a crystal picking vehicle with rotatable and independently controlled supporting material lifting, adapting to the handling of crystal rods with lengths of 2000-7000mm and a rated lifting weight of 500-600kg.
4. Leasing and Complex Terrain Scenarios
Targeting the multi-scenario adaptation needs of leasing enterprises, customize off-road forklifts with three-dimensional adjustable "tonnage + steering + chassis", compatible with more than 12 types of accessories, and the accessory replacement can be completed within 12 minutes by a single worker station, adapting to complex scenarios such as rural building materials, mountain logistics, and mining handling.
III. Core Advantages of Customization Services
1. Precise Adaptation to Improve Efficiency
The customization plan is completely matched with the operation scenario and material characteristics, avoiding the functional redundancy or insufficiency of standard models. For example, customized narrow-aisle models can improve the utilization rate of warehousing space, and special accessories can reduce the material damage rate, significantly improving handling efficiency.
2. Safety and Stability Guarantee
Structural reinforcement and safety design for special working conditions, such as heat-resistant protection for high-temperature scenarios, widened outriggers for heavy-load scenarios, four-wheel drive systems for off-road scenarios, etc., greatly reduce operational risks and improve equipment operation stability.
3. Long-term Cost Optimization
Customized models reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs through precise matching of needs. For example, customized leasing models adapted to multiple scenarios can realize multi-purpose with one machine through quick accessory switching, reducing equipment procurement and operation costs; the combined design of standard components and customized modules also facilitates subsequent maintenance and accessory replacement.
IV. Summary
Whether you need special handling equipment adapted to special materials, weather-resistant models to cope with complex working conditions, or automated forklifts pursuing intelligent operations, you can realize your needs through the customization services of mainstream forklift brands. It is recommended to clarify core needs such as operation scenarios (such as workshops, warehouses, outdoors), material parameters (weight, size, characteristics), and operation processes before customization. The manufacturer will deliver customized forklift products that meet expectations through full-process services including on-site investigation, scheme simulation, and commissioning optimization.
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