The Art of Working Sideways…
Baumann sideloaders are a must have machine in workplaces where space is at a premium or heavy industries where loads can exceed 15-tonnes.
Certain businesses have come to rely on our truck’s ability to store products in cantilever racking or Blockstack steel, and we often retain customers for decades through the practicality, safety and durability of our products.
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“Baumannn’s customer focused attention to detail has ensured that we have got peace in mind and reassurance with this deal, which is essential when making such a long term capital investment.”
Paul Mossop, Jackson Timber
Baumann Sideloaders offer the most effective way to handle a multitude of long or bulky products, typically timber, plastics or metals.
Long load handling often presents many unique challenges.
Lumber, plastics and steel structures are rarely produced in pallet sized chunks.
Moving long loads inside or out, storing them in racking, stacking them in blocks, carrying them over rough terrain or simply getting them off a flatbed and into production areas can be difficult issues to solve.
As the name suggests, for sideloaders, the load is carried to the side of the truck on a deck or bed which can be tailored to suit the loads being handled.
The forks of the sideloader extend outwards from the centre of the deck, similar to that of a warehouse reach truck, allowing a long load to be lifted at its middle and most stable point, then rested on the deck of the truck as it is driven.
As the load is being securely carried, in effect, sideways, it means the truck can travel through standard doorways, down narrower aisles and across uneven ground.
Moving the load is also far safer for the operator, who might otherwise have to raise a wide load, if using a forklift, to negotiate neighbouring obstacles, and risk tipping the truck.
Baumann’s unique VRS Outreach System provides accurate and sensitive control, and reduces the weight needed in the chassis, leading to greater fuel economy.
Multi-directional machines are rarely cut out for more arduous applications. In many cases the trucks are wider, less suitable for long runs or uneven ground, and unlike the Baumann sideloader, have no in-built deck levelling.
Such levelling keeps loads securely horizontal both front to back and side to side. Sideways movement also adds lateral stress to both the mast and chassis.
Baumann masts have a bespoke profile to provide greater strength, whilst the standard chassis is built to withstand major loads in all directions.
Moving in and out of standard warehouse doorways means sideloaders are now used as an in-out truck.
Electric sideloaders provide engine-like performance and the reduction in noise and exhaust emissions means operator comfort and co-workers’ environments are drastically improved.
Today, energy companies, fabricators, building materials merchants, waste handlers, roof truss suppliers, fruit juice, insulation, crane and plastic tube manufacturers, amongst a host of others, are some of the latest companies that are experiencing the art of working sideways.
“We have acquired different handling equipment and different handling methods over time, and we looked for a way to bring this together in the most appropriate way. Without doubt, Baumann sideloaders proved effective and reliable and give us the flexibility we need to work efficiently and safely. The equipment quality is there to see, and when you are working with steel, it needs to be up to the job.”
Paul Burke, Barrett Steel
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We work with many of the World’s leading manufacturers, from steel makers to timber merchants, and many varied companies with unique handling requirements.
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