Since 1976, Taylor Machine Works has built, designed and marketed empty container handlers. The "Big Red" line of empty handlers reflects the experience and knowledge gained in those years. The Taylor empty handlers are known as "All American" units since they are manufactured and designed in the USA. Taylor is always on the cutting edge of industrial technology. The corporation strives to maintain their devotion of building and engineering the most reliable, most productive and best container handling equipment around, anywhere in the globe.
The company's empty container handlers are equipped with a huge assortment of attachments and masts so as to better suit your particular needs. The following is a list of units with their standard mast and attachment.
The TECDS-150H Attachment expands in order to top pick 20 feet throughout 53 feet empty ISO standard containers and empty reefer containers. Any containers measuring more than 40 feet should have standard 40 feet ISO pickup points. The attachment has electrical signal lights inside the cab, 4 corner twist-locks, 2 work lights and hydraulic slewing.
Able to deal with 2 separate 20 foot or 40 foot empty ISO standard containers at the same time is the ELME attachment. It allows for many containers to be stacked on top of each other. Additionally, this kind of attachment comes with 4 horizontal twist-locks which insert into the side apertures of the lower container's top corner castings and the upper containers bottom corner castings. The highly specialized design of the twist-locks enables block stacking to be carried out.
Drive Train
Every Taylor model container lift truck has a Tier Compliant Cummins electronic turbocharged, charged air to air or charged air after-cooled diesel engine. Some of the basic engine features include transmission/engine protection, diagnostic monitor and electronic maintenance, reduced overall emissions, water/fuel separator and improved fuel economy. In addition, the available transmission for all 3 units is a fully reversing, 3-speed, power-shift, non-modulated transmission. It is offered complete with inching capacity and remote shift control.
These units have been meticulously designed to deal with the worst climate and the roughest atmosphere's that nature can throw at them. These units can function with ease through thick mud, deep snow and rough terrain. Having the ability to rely on a dependable machinery when you are working in the middle of nowhere and in lousy conditions is certainly an essential investment for your business.