Have you thought about the JCB Teletruk range? as compact as a FLT but with the boom of a Telehandler. they start at 5500lbs.

jcbteletruk_dot_com

I know Nacco ( Yale / Hyster) made a mast for the Trucking Industry
Truckers Mast, Just talk to the Sale Manager at Fairchild In Green Bay, and they just sold a fairly new one they got in Used. If a dealer doesn't know or salesman. The need to check with the factory to see if that sped is still available. By request. Some sales people only go by the Spec sheet.

Dear Guido:

I am Tailift sale manger.

You can contact with me at 909-930-9801 for special order.

Thanks.

Thanks to all again. Linesman and WJL24 offered some constructive help, and I really appreciate that.

Yale makes a stand up with a short truckers mast. Model ESC030AC and ESC040AC with 48" overall ht. lowered and 40" of lift with 12" free lift.

See the JCB Teletruk in action on YouTube (jcbfilms).
No mast = no visibilty problems.

to see what the RXX telescopic mast LOOK LIKE GOOGLE SEARCH FOR
STILL RXX VIDEO
IT IS ON UTUBE TOO

it is only 1 meter tall
Unless they hire baby midgets the driver sees everything when empty

Maybe take a look at the JCB Teletruk, which has a telecopic boom instead of a mast and therefore offers unrivalled forwards visibilty

nope wont work
what he is asking for does not exist
no such thing as a forklift mast with 'no' blind spots

he can comm scotty and have him manufacture some transparent aluminum masts and beam them down to him ;o)

STILL DESIGNED THE RXX WITH A VERY SHORT MULTI STAGED MAST
WATCH THE MOVIE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th8bXYPxKVA

THEN ORDER YOUR 100 RXX MASTS FROM STILL

My company (Liftking) makes short masts with this specification but we only put them on Liftking trucks.
Two other companies that can make you special mast for any truck are: Lift-Tek (USA), Tailift (Taiwan).

I know all about Toyota material handling thanks.

The point I was making was the BT RRE Reflex would be a rare sight in the US & the newly launched O series version even rarer.

There are many BT's in North America now.

Guido, you can always try out other machines. Many manufacturer's will DEMO their trucks at no charge. You would need to give the demo trucks to your best employees, who will give an unbiased opinion on new their performance. Plants that converted from sit down counter-balanced trucks to stand-up 3 wheelers report less driver injuries and a higher comfort level to driver's. Specifically back and neck damage. Faster loading is another bonus. I'm not trying to promote one brand over the other, but you have some better choices out there to consider. If you're considering a large purchase, Any lift truck provider would be hungry to provide free demo's of their trucks. You can make a positive change to your operation without committing to huge truck purchases, before trying them out.

How about a BT Reflex RRE 160 - O series?

Reach truck designed for inside & outside use, the mast blocking your drivers visibility wont be a problem as you drive with forks trailing so the mast will be behind you.

Only issue being in the US it would make your Toyota dealer likely to scratch there head as they most likely wouldn't have ever seen one before.

It is indeed hard to give good advise when we do not know more about your usage and the other factors that are influencing your decisions. My immediate suggestions would be:
1/ Crown RT3500 (Only low lift sit-down rider that I know of, but I think it is only marketed in Europe?)
2/ Maxtruck.se - ugly looking beast, but no mast!
3/ Jungheinrich EFG D30 - with a rotating operator cabin. Not sure if they still market it, but if you offer to buy 100 perhaps they will??
4/ Have a mast supplier engineer a custom mast for you - can't be too difficult to replace the standard masts?
5/ Add laser scanners as used on AGV. Suppliers like Sick, Keyence, Omron and others have multi-segment scanners that can be set up to slow the truck down as something enters the scanned field in front of the truck. It is a pretty idiot-proof solution, but in reality you will likely then also need to limit the top speed of your trucks. If you are to be able to safely bring the truck to a stop within the scanned field, that field becomes unpractically large if you go 15 mph...
6/ Replace the forklifts and its operators with a fleet of AGV

Hope this gives a few ideas to explore..?

Guido: These people who have responded to your post know what they are talking about. I have checked out their posts on a regular basis and they always make sense. I have over 140 units that here that we take care of. The company has strict rules on forklift,people movement through the plant. It is a high noise enviroment,and, knock on wood ,people just seem to look where they are going. We have the blue lights on all lifts that work inside the plant. They are on at all times,not just in reverse. We did some to see if they would work.They are great when a lift truck is backing out of a trailer. You have about 15 feet of warning space. Now they are on all units inside the plant. I also have to agree with what the techs are saying. You cannot hire an idiot cheap enough.

If pedestrians are not in the path of a moving forklift they wont get hit,end of story....seperate pedestrian traffic and forklift traffic with signage and marking....anyone goes outside the markings and DOES hit someone fire them,someone steps into traffic and gets hit....fire them....simple as that....you dont walk down the middle of the street/freeway do you?....simple solution

Good one Edward, transporter from the SS Enterprise is my favorite!..But If using existing technology, a big screen tV mounted over steering wheel, with camera's that hang on load. This way, the driver cant even see load or mast, just what's in front of him!....
But seriously, Open mast are great, til you put a load on!
Many warehouses are in the same boat. Usually,most places it's law, you must drive tractor first. Hard to do on a sit down counterbalance, as driver's twist their bodies. Most go with pacer or 3 wheel counter bal truck with side stance. The driver easily goes forward or reverse. They are much faster to get on and off as foot step is a few inches off the ground, there is no E-brake to fight with, no seat belt to buckle and no seat to jump up on and adjust. The floor on most new trucks is mounted on shocks so the ride is softer than than conventional sit down CB Trucks. There are less injuries with pacers and driver's have a clear view when driving tractor first. If you need, reach trucks have rear control handle so you can drive tractor first with your body facing rear ward. cant beat that! You face other direction to load, and your body is not twisted forward or reverse. The steering can easily be set to automotive or standard, whatever the driver's prefer. What your asking for cant work (mast view) since there will be a load on those forks....blocking your view...now you're back to square one....cant see pedestrians.

so, Guido, if you really want to "See the problem and all possible solutions" (to be able to rethink this concern) then, like they teach software designers, you get to start with a blank sheet and discuss ALL the possibilities, first by considering the actual goals (like when we travel, we start with a place we want to go {'the goal' let's use going to see Grand Mom as 'the goal' for the sake of discussion}, then consider how to get there), and then consider ALL the possibilities. I still think you will come to the recognition that you can not yet make 'the load' go away [teleportation will fix that, like in Star Trek], and that 'the load' will block vision as much or more than the mast would, even when there is no mast (a pallet jack, with NO mast still has a blind spot on the other side of the load from the pallet jack operator). One possibility is to move the goal of where you are going with 'the load' (have 'the goal' come to 'the load'. {like when going to 'see Grand Mom' as 'the goal' in our travel, we instead have Grand Mom come to our house}.

well guido,
it seems you have already made up your mind
so why come here and ask us for feedback and then throw it back in our faces?
it sounds like you already decided to get new masts and just want confirmation on your predetermined decision.
so go back to my first post.
if you want a short mast to help aid in your problem solving then order some and wait for them.
And in the meantime get your signage, floor markings and warning devices and all railings etc. in place and up to good working order. You'll have plenty of time to do that being it will take months to get all of your lift masts built and shipped and installed.