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jksdfhk53 · Wysłany: Pią 11:30, 18 Mar 2011 Temat postu: Narrow pallet system

Narrow pallet system A series of tip sheets on labor efficiency for fresh-market
vegetable growers.

Astrid Newenhouse
Bob Meyer
Marcia Miquelon
and Larry Chapman University of Wisconsin, Madison
Healthy Farmers, Healthy Profits Project

If you currently hand carry boxes of produce, switching to a narrow pallet system may save you time and money. With a hand pallet truck you can move up to 16 half-bushel boxes at a time. This system can cut your time spent moving boxes more than 60% and will dramatically reduce the stress on your body.

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A hand pallet truck is similar to a regular hand truck (dolly) except that the base uses pivoting forks instead of a fixed plate metal shoe. If you stack your load on a small plastic pallet (14 x 24 inches), you can position the forks underneath and move as many as 16 half bushel boxes. A hand pallet truck can be tilted (by releasing the forks) for loading and unloading and locked into an upright position to tip back and roll the load.

Why not use a regular hand truck?

With a regular hand truck, you need to push the stack of boxes forward to squeeze the shoe underneath. This can make the stack unstable. A pallet system keeps the load upright and stable while you position the truck and lock it into position for moving. Standard stackable containers tend to slide around on a regular hand truck when full, because the bottom of the container has a smaller footprint than the top. The pallet system eliminates sliding.

Why not use a regular pallet?

Many small-scale growers store and pack produce in converted barns, older buildings, and coolers with tight spaces and narrow doorways. A full-sized pallet and pallet jack require a very flat, smooth, hard surface to roll easily. Hand pallet trucks with their narrow size and pneumatic wheels roll easily through narrow doorways and over rough surfaces.

This hand pallet truck was retrofitted with an extra-wide back. The pivoting forks are designed for picking up plastic pallets.
Benefits of using a hand pallet truck:

Efficient. A hand pallet truck lets you move loads of up to 500 pounds with far less effort than it would take to hand carry loads of 75 pounds. Furthermore, where you can hand carry four half-bushel boxes at a time,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], a hand pallet truck can handle 16 boxes.

Less stress on body. Hand carrying heavy loads forces you to adopt awkward carrying positions. By contrast, using a hand pallet truck, you can easily roll a load to its destination. Pallet systems involve less stooping, bending, and lifting than hand carrying items.