Pallet Lifters

Among the many lifting devices designed by Bushman Equipment, Inc., pallet lifters are one of the most versatile below-the-hook tools for loading, unloading, and transporting materials of various kinds and sizes. Pallet lifters are crane hoist attachments that maximize the efficiency of overhead material handling systems.  They are especially helpful in areas that have narrow storage aisles or are inaccessible with fork lift trucks.

Bushman Equipment, Inc. crane pallet lifting equipment hangs level when empty and when properly loaded. They feature high strength steel forks and welded steel construction that provide maximum strength, low unit weight and years of reliable service. All Bushman Equipment, Inc. pallet lifters meet or exceed the requirements of the ASME B30.20 and ASME Below-the-Hook Standards.
Available options include:

• Low headroom designs
• Hand wheel or motorized fork adjustments
• Multiple fork units for unique load configurations
• Designs which function as a combination pallet lifter and coil handling device
   

Fixed Fork Pallet Lifters

Single Member Pallet Lifters for Use with Overhead Cranes

     

Bushman Equipment, Inc.'s standard Model 900 crane pallet lifters have a single vertical member and stationary or fixed forks.

The Model 900 fixed fork pallet lifter utilizes stationary forks to handle palletized loads of various configurations.

Double Member Pallet Lifters

Bushman Equipment, Inc. builds all non-standard pallet lifters and all lifters with capacities over 4,000 pounds with a double vertical member. These double member pallet lifters have stationary forks to handle palletized loads of various configurations.

Bushman Equipment, Inc.'s standard Model 900 crane pallet lifters have a single vertical member.

The Model 900 fixed fork pallet lifter utilizes stationary forks to handle palletized loads of various configurations.

Adjustable Fork Pallet Lifters

     

Bushman Equipment, Inc.'s Model 901 adjustable fork pallet lifters can handle pallets of various sizes and configurations by telescoping or sliding the forks to the desired position.

Telescoping Pallet Lifter with Adjustable Fork

     

The model H-901 is an adjustable pallet lifter that permits the operator to move the forks with a hand wheel, hand crank or motor. This ergonomic feature of Bushman Equipment, Inc.'s material handling equipment improves operator efficiency and safety.

This option is highly recommended for overhead crane pallet lifters with capacities over 6,000 pounds and is standard on all models over 10 tons.

The Model H-901-hand crank adjustable fork pallet lifter provides a versatile tool any project for pallet lifting equipment.

• Capacity of 30,000 pounds
• Designed to carry a 60-inch long load
• Forks are adjusted by a fold down hand crank
• Counterweighted lift hangs level loaded or unloaded

Specialty Pallet Lifters

Custom pallet lifter for loading a forging furnace

Telescopic Pallet Lifter

Whether motorized or manual, telescopic pallet lifters handle sheets and, as shown here, palletized slit coils.

 
Combo C-hook and Pallet Lifter

This versatile unit handles coils and palletized materials. It can be motorized or manually operated.

Multi-fork Pallet Lifters

Multi-fork pallet lifters like this one can be custom designed for handling loads with unique configurations.

Combination Coil Lifter and Pallet Lifter

Forks flip up to allow for horizontal eye coil lifting. With the forks down, eye-to-the-sky palletized coils can be lifted.

Pallet lifter for Dense Stacking

Adapted From the Roll & Hold Newsletter

Portage is one of our fastest growing warehouses. The tonnage handled at Portage has doubled, and the inventory in the building has increased by 50%. The size of the building has not changed, so we had to find a way to shrink the space needed for some of the products they store.

Faced with the need to increase storage density, Portage Superintendent Earl Winslett and his crew began looking for ways to store more steel in less space. “The eye-to-the-sky area was an obvious place to start,” says Winslett. “We were handling those heavy coils with a large fork lift which required 22-foot wide aisles between stacks of product!”

Winslett wondered if there might be a way to handle this product with the overhead crane to eliminate the need for wide aisles. “I wanted to make the eye-sky area work like the other coil storage areas,” he remembers. Working with Bushman, a long-time Roll & Hold supplier, Winslett found that a powered Bushman coil grab, that they already owned, could be re-fitted with longer legs to create a pallet grab. This apparatus allows stacking and picking material on skids using the overhead crane. “We’ll could about double the tonnage per square foot stored in that part of the building,” Winslett calculated.

“In mid-October, we challenged Bushman to deliver this equipment before Thanksgiving,” said Bill Edwards, Vice President of Roll & Hold. “We told them we needed the equipment in time to create space for the year-end inventory build-up. They gasped when they heard this, but they delivered in four weeks with a full two weeks to spare!” By creatively shrinking the space consumed by an important piece of business, Roll & Hold-Portage has grown the tonnage they can accommodate.