I had a customer ask me, based on his existing fleet of forklifts, how long his ramp would need to be at his new (yet to be built) warehouse.
He wanted to know at what point the underside of his forklift would catch at the peak of the ramp and get hung up.
Could he build a shorter ramp to save space and money? How much longer would it have to be if he wanted to move his reach trucks outside for maintenance?
So I put together an online calculator to help him figure out how much clearance each forklift would have.
The link is: RaymondHandlingSolutions.com/rampcalculator.html
Let me know if this is helpful to anyone.
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Thanks for referencing me at the calculator
Suggest you need to put a reference "See note Below" at the clearance box and increase the type size of the note font for us older guys
Thanks again for your input. Updated at:
raymondhandlingsolutions.com/rampcalculator.html
Great suggestion. I will make the changes! Thanks again.
Simon
Would suggest something along the following lines:
This calculator assumes the forklift is empty, or if loaded it is fitted with hard rubber tyres.
For a loaded forklift fitted with cushion or pneumatic tyres the measured clearance on the level may be reduced by 0.4 - 0.6 inches. It is suggested that for these forklifts you reduce the clearance by 0.6 in before inputting it into the calculator. For example if the clearance when empty is 4 inches input 3.4 inches
Great input, thanks. I will try to put together a note on the subject. Any suggestions the verbiage would be greatly appreciated and will be credited.
Swalker at raymondhs.net
Hi
Excellent start. You also need to allow for tyre deflection with cushion or pneumatic tyres. I haven't got actual data on typical deflection versus load for these forklift tyres but would suggest it is of the order of 10 mm per tonne.
The net effect on clearance with the drive tyres compressing and the steer tyres expanding is probably a reduction of 10 - 15 mm.
You might add a field on tyre type fitted and then at a minimum have a statement that when loaded the clearance may be reduced by 10-15 mm.
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