Although manual pallet trucks or power driven pallet trucks are the most common pieces of material handling equipment used on a dock lift some applications call for the use of a lift truck. If using a lift truck on a dock lift there is one very important option to consider. With the dock lift in the lowered closed position the operator drives the lift truck onto the dock lift platform. As soon as the up button is operated an optional automatic hinged hydraulic roll off stop on the dock lift is activated, basically a hinged barrier rises behind the lift truck. When the dock lift is in the raised position the vertical hinged barrier prevents the lift truck from accidentally driving off the back of the dock lift. When the dock lift is lowered to the closed position the hinged barrier automatically lowers, the lift truck then drives off.
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