Funny all the criticism about how slow the driver is, when this whole procedure is about checking aisle width and maneuverability (probably setting up a new warehouse) The driver is probably not even a forklift operator but merely standing in for the testing.Even if he is a certified driver it is not about speed but analysis of aisle width and what will work best.
StarRazor i work at rite aid, we have these racks. (At least they look the same). They’re pretty rough. Rite aid doesn’t care about safety, people hit them all the time and they’ve never collapsed
I know this is an old video, but my company just switched the fork lengths on our trucks from 42" to 36". (looks like the forks on this truck are 42") That extra 6" made all the difference in the narrow aisles! It was about $500+ per pair of new forks that just drop right on. For 95% of what we are lifting they work fantastic and I am not concerned with counterbalance issues even when raising 20 feet high. And we can still switch out to the longer ones if absolutely necessary.
You put your forks in the gaps around the product in the racking to help give you more clearance between both racks either side which gives you more mobility to move around.
try going down one of my aisles. you can not get the machine sideways in the aisle like that. you have to raise the forks and turn into the pallet and line up with the pallet while you have the forks inside of it. and then you have to pull out the pallet sideways and you have to do a lot of side shifting to get it out of there. I don't think it can be any tighter.
my thing is...what happens when you get the pallet on the forks..most pallets over hang the forks about 4 to 5in ...they gon have all kinds of rack damage. .not to say that the pallet can't be taken out
ANTHONY JOHNSON this reach truck looks like the trucks that you can push the forks in without moving the forks and pull them out too. But fuck that in this narrow aisle there's literally no margin of error.
The warehouse I started in, I operate the exact lift in this video, the racks were not much if at all wider than 7ft. It was necessary to use the side-shift to get into the pallet while dodging the upright.
my question is why? unless those items don't move very fast what you're trying to save space wise you're going to lose in efficiency...look how long it took that driver to get himself positioned correctly. if the company is going to stick with that slotting plan I would suggest using a turret truck instead
kirkangel525 it's not the company's fault, it's the slow ass driver. Most warehouses are not like the "demonstration" videos where they have so much space to align their forklift with the pallets. The video looks better than it actually was if you're focusing on how aligned he was with the pallet and the aisle behind him. But did nobody notice that while aligning, his forks went directly into the empty spaces where you place boxes, if said boxes were there, he wouldn't have been able have good alignment. In most cases, literally 95% of the time, your aisles aren't wide enough to line up with your pallets. You need to just put the forks at the right height, and turn your forklift into the pallets while using the sideshift feature accordingly. This is much faster to do than what was shown in this video.
This is the reach I trained on, we now have the yellow yale models. They're not much longer BUT just enough to make pulling in and out a pain. Most of the time you have to scrape the outriggers or the ass end to make the turn. Lol that "safety" bar would be taken off so quick at my store it wouldn't have time to be scratched. I work at a "small" home depot where not much attention was given to aisle spacing for getting pallets into spots.
The instruction I got for certification didn't have it so narrow that I couldn't get a high load out without lowering it first. This tight ass spacing is ridiculous. Especially when ppl let stacked product overhang at the end at all. An extra 5" per aisle would reduce so much grief for newbies (even if reduced storage space were a consequence).
At the place I was at all the aisles were too narrow to put the machine perpendicular to the rack. Start parallel to the pallet, turn, pivoting off the front wheels. As you're turning to face the rack your forks are entering the pallet. Once in position, extend the forks all the way in.
Your pallets stick out about 4" so your measurement there should be 0". Have fun repairing all the rack damage not to mention the huge loss of product lol
@@ElectronicsForFun For more room to turn out when backing up so you don't hit the rack behind you. As you can see, in the video, the driver does not have enough room.
I've seen other warehouses use a dockstacker stow away pallets on rackings. Narrow reach should really be the only stand up reach to be used on rackings
We work in tighter spaces than that at my job. We raise the forks to height and pivot 90 degrees into the pallet making adjustments as we are turning. Yall have it way too easy.
As your turning keep getting closer to the shelf always remember the lower parts of your forklift not to hit the shelf remember the function of your forklift gotta do it with out looking at them hit the button to extend or lower or pull back just by memory some functions move left to right that is if you're not positioned correctly move the fork to pull out the pallets or whatever your working with takes wasabi
9 feet? damn I could swim in that space. the aisles in my store are super tight. home depot lift drivers are usually terrible, we can't afford to be terrible with how tight our aisles are. it takes the new guys 30 minutes to drop a pallet.
You made that harder than it has to be. I hate driving the reach truck at work but if you lined your forks up with the pallet height while still they're not facing the pallet, go about halfway distance of the pallet, start turning into it and you'd be able to clear the other shelf without being 4 inches to it. It just takes adjusting and using your side shift. We put our crown reach in tighter aisles than this.
That driver sucks bad lol. The way you do it is have your forks low enough so when your turning in to get the pallet you need you can just put it in. Not turn and be all lined up then back up and lower your forks. Lmfao rookies
Couldn't agree more. He could've buried those forks 10 inches in as he was making the turn, giving him 10 inches of clearance on his backside. They don't call it the narrow aisle reach for nothing.
Even an amateur home depot reach truck driver like myself knows better. Only time I dont turn into a pallet is when I offload flatbeds with a sit down propane. I've actually gotten a lot better on the reach than I did before. I was going to get a video the other night of me flying a pallet but got caught up and just flew it lol.
I don't know why you're making a joke out of it, you said it yourself he's a rookie of course he's not gonna have everything mastered everybody has to start somewhere and when you first started you were probably just like him. I know I'm a year late but I just had to say that
To everyone saying rookie. You can go faster? Sick bud you're a professional making $25 an hour maybe 🤣 just like the guy going slow as fuck. Idk about anyone else but the company i work for i aint being a hero i take my time.
Man what a rookie. I would raise forks straight and turn right into pallet no spot and from j level! Picking a 2500 lbs engine rebuild kit no hesitation
If you werent a rookie then you would know thats very unsafe, what would you do if you have to pick up a pallet thats 15-20 feet up? Ur center of gravity would be way off, and ur dumb ass would tip the forklift, ROOKIE!
It is tight -but so are most. Your fork also has a wide stance (the front legs are further apart than my Raymond. ps your driver is probably not a regular driver
Manufacturers actually tout the use of this vehicles in these types of situations. If the truth be told you should be using a swing reach or even a Drexel.
@Boltrix now that i look back at this vid sober lol i see these guys have skill. Thats the most narrow aisle to work with. Props to these guys and im sorry for judging them.
I assume these guys are contractor workers, but hard hat will not save this dumb pedestrian if driver lose control (and how he holds steering wheel - he will lose it eventually).
I worked in tight aisles but never like that. Thats absolutely unnecessary. A waste of time and maneuverability and not to mention dangerous. Its better geting double deep racks with 9 feet apart that looks like 6 feet to be honest.
this guy alek is a chump..when u know what u doing and they know what their doing fast is way to slow. don't show your face where real work happens...you're a danger to all.u felt bad for him cuz he slow and u relate ...slomo
also just noticed. that skid/pallet is sticking out about 2 inchs from the rack. so u have 6 inchs. seriously. if u cant drive a NARROW AISLE RIDER then maybe u should find a new job. js
I've worked in even smaller isles where you have to turn into the pallet then side shift. Far from impossible, that isle is easy as fuck in and out in less then 10 seconds.
bradytube exact same here, narrower aisles that require you to go in the pallets with the forks at an angle, then side shift a bit. I ha Not sure what Collin means unless he's just used to having extremely wide aisles that leaves you enough space to have your forklift in the aisle sideways with space to adjust your placement.
That's why you enter the pallet at an angle as you're turning... There's no need to to line up straight before entering the pallet... You're defeating the purpose of the reach...
Narrow? You just squared up "textbook style" to a rack position with the forks completely outside the rack. If that is remotely possible, you are lucky.
