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Term of the Road Dictionary

straddle truck

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Vehicles
  • Definition : Stacking lift truck with outriggers, fitted with a fork the arms of which are located between the outriggers and where the load centre of gravity is always within the stability polygon [EN 14943].

Portalstapler

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Betrieb Transport Fahrzeuge
  • Definition : Hubstapler mit Auslegern und einer Gabel, deren Arme zwischen den Auslegern angeordnet sind und bei dem sich der Lastschwerpunkt stets innerhalb des Stabilitätsvielecks befindet [EN 14943].

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