The Advantages of Having Snow Ploughs and their attachments

Nothing will annoy business owners more than a lapse in productivity, regardless of reason. Sadly, one of the things out of our control as humans is the weather. We can’t control how hot or cold it will be, and the natural cycle can be ‘altered’ slightly through various processes but it doesn’t ever fully change. Therefore, it’s best to prepare for everything so that you’re able to be productive the full year round.

Using Snow Ploughs and their attachment for your Forklift truck helps you to be fully prepared in winter. While snow may not always be a guarantee, if it comes and you’re not prepared it can be disastrous for production. While it’s possible to remove snow with shovels and manpower, it’s inefficient and still delays production/movement of merchandise and more for longer than is needed.

Snow Plough attachments can come in various styles dependant on your needs, and thus this provides a very versatile and efficient way of clearing snow away from your warehouse or roads leading to/from your factory. All you have to do is use the ‘slip-on’ attachment and your forklift is instantly converted to a snow-ploughing machine, saving you plenty of money on having to buy an actual snow plough as well.

There are disadvantages of using snow plough attachments especially as they do suffer normal wear and tear like anything else, but there are specially-designed attachments to try and reduce this, and high-quality manufacturers will make their attachments very durable and long-lasting. There are also other measurements taken, such as rubber-edged blades, to ensure that the product that you receive lasts as long as possible.

When all things are taken into full consideration, the advantages of having a snow-plough attachment outweigh the disadvantages, and because you only need to buy the forklift attachment instead of a full-sized snow plough, you also save money and don’t lose usage during off-months as the attachment is very simple to attach and detach from your forklift truck. This means that you can easily store the attachment away when not in use and it’s still there in the same condition next time it’s required, and can be set up really fast ready for you to try and optimize your production during hard months.

Contact Ltd has manufactured various different kinds of snow plough attachments. We offer the peak in terms of quality forklift attachments, and our website http://www.forklift-attachments.co.uk provides details on what we can offer, but please call us for a quote.

Non-integrated forklift platforms are permissible for use within the UK providing they are used in conjunction with the guidelines laid out in WORKING PLATFORMS (NON-INTEGRATED) ON FORKLIFT TRUCKS Guidance Note PM28 [3rd edition] December 2005.

Designed to slip over the forks of a forklift truck, these forklift platforms can come in a variety of designs, some of which are as follows;
Standard design for fitment to counter balanced forklift, these forklift platforms generally are designed for either one person or two people. Method of entry into platform can be either a lift up bar at the front of the forklift platform, step through rails or access gates either at the front of the side (all gates should open inwards, self close and automatically lock as soon as the forklift platform is raised off the ground)

Raised height forklift platforms generally carry the same characteristics of the standard design of forklift platform, but the base is raised up on legs above the forks. The height that the forklift platform is raised above the forks can be anything from 500mm to 1000mm (generally ladders are an integral part of the design when the forklift platform is raised 1000mm above the forks). The raised height forklift platform are well suited for accessing high racking, roof lights, buzz bars etc when truck lift height is limited.

Pedestrian stacker forklift platforms differ from the above mentioned designs in that the fork pockets of these platforms are designed with a larger section to suit the ‘wrap over’ forks of the Pedestrian stackers. The stability legs of the Pedestrian Stackers are also taken into consideration with this design of forklift platform by the way of legs fitted to the underside of the platform. The legs allow the forklift platform to be raised off the ground just enough for the stability legs of the Pedestrian Stacker to travel underneath.

Fold Away forklift platforms are probably the most unique design of forklift platform. These platforms offer all the benefits of a standard forklift platform, but can be easily folded down into a ‘flat pack’ construction, ideally suited for transport or storage.

Contact Attachments based in Mid Wales (www.forklift-attachments.co.uk) have been manufacturing forklift truck attachments for over 30 years and have built up a solid reputation within the industry. They offer a wide range of forklift platforms to suit a variety of applications