REACH TRUCK
The new Combi-MR4 with Dynamic 360° ™ Steering Since Combilift launched its first C4000 model in 1998, multidirectional capability has been one of the major hallmarks of the company’s wide range of handling solutions. Twenty-four years and thousands of R&D hours later, its latest product takes multidirectional capability to the next level. The Combi-MR4 is a 4-wheel electric powered multidirectional reach-truck, which incorporates Combilift’s new Dynamic 360° ™ steering, which provides rotation on each wheel, enabling seamless directional change of the truck while on the move. The system allows this extremely agile forklift to work in forward, sideward and crab steer mode, guaranteeing swift operation and excellent
manoeuvrability. Hence the full name of the new model: the Combi-MR4 Dynamic 360. The impetus for the development of this latest addition to Combilift’s portfolio was to develop a multidirectional truck, with a very low platform to maximise storage density within racking. The Combi-MR4 is available in two unique models, with capacity
ranges of 2,500Kg - 3,000kg and 3,500Kg - 4,500kg respectively, and can operate in aisles as narrow as 2265mm when guided (based on 1200mm deep material). To maximise all storage space in racking systems the wheel configuration of two drive wheels at the rear and two sets of smaller dual front wheels provides a platform height as low as 380mm, allowing otherwise redundant areas towards the floor to be used. In keeping with Combilift’s common overall design ethos, the highly versatile Combi-MR4 can handle long loads as well as palletised goods with ease and can load and offload from delivery trucks. Driver comfort and safety are also major considerations, and this new truck delivers the goods from an ergonomic point of view: a high visibility operator cabin, multi-function control joystick, AC-electric power steering and joystick operated hydraulic mast functions all make for a smooth ride and straightforward operation. The articulated rear axle with two
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Lifting Africa - Mar/Apr 2022
