The armrest is adjustable, as you’d expect.
For some reason I always imagine I’ve got a bionic arm when I use this kind of system.
CROWN ELECTRIC FORKLIFT PLUS
The placement of the four controls, plus the forward/neutral/reverse switch, is well thought-out and requires barely any movement.
CROWN ELECTRIC FORKLIFT FULL
Both motors receive power even on the tightest turns, which means you don’t get the laboured feel you might find on older IC machines.Īs I’ve seen on other forklifts, the front wheels turn a different direction to each other when at full lock, and the forklift reaches a point in the turn where you almost feel like a double-jointed circus performer escaping from a straightjacket.Īfter much deliberation, I’ve decided I’m a fan of the mini-lever control system, or whatever the correct term is (Crown calls them ‘fingertip controls’). The turning circle is so tight on this truck that it’s almost unnerving. These are all essential, great innovations, and they are executed with precision on this machine. The impossibly tight turning circle the twin AC motors the toggle controls rather than clunky levers the improvement on dampening when lifting through the mast stages the start-up sequence – designed with safety in mind, but which gives operators the shits because they can’t start the damn thing, are all ticked off.
To illustrate my point, some of the most saleable features of the SC6000 are hardly exclusive to Crown. In a competitive race where companies are constantly matching each other’s innovations and technological advances, any marketable edge is a good one. It comes in any colour as long as it’s beige.Ĭrown’s trademark hue wouldn’t be my first choice from a safety point of view, as it has a danger of blending into its surroundings, but it’s also instantly recognisable. The design features sleek curves, both on the guard and the forkface. We’ll start with the standard ‘partial cabin’ truck, which you might know as a regular forklift. You can probably work out what the three-wheel version is called.Ī feature I’m keen to check out is the fully-enclosed ‘hard cabin’ option, so Crown have provided me with two trucks to compare. The SC6000 has a three-wheel version, but the four-wheeler I’m looking at claims to offer the performance of a three-wheeler, with better stability and the ability to get a visual on what direction your rear wheels are facing.įor those taking notes, the four-wheel version is called the SCF6000, the acronym being ‘Sit-down Counterbalance Four-Wheel’.
Crown’s Nigel Tunnell-Jones inside the SC6000 ‘hard cabin’.
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