Systems and methods for mast stabilization on a material handling vehicle are provided. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for a hydraulic circuit configured to stabilize a mast of a material handling vehicle in dynamic and static events. The hydraulic circuit is integrated into a typical hydraulic system used to raise and lower the mast and thereby a load supported by the mast.

A control system for use with a working machine includes a machine body, and a load handling apparatus coupled to the machine body and moveable by a movement actuator with respect to the machine body, with the working machine being configured for use with at least one electric energy storage module. The control system includes a controller configured to: receive or acquire information representative of an attribute of said electric energy storage module; determine permitted and/or prohibited operations of the working machine based on the received or acquired information; and issue an operations signal for use by at least one element of the working machine corresponding to the determined permitted and/or prohibited operations.

A self-propelled guide unit configured to connect to and guide a self-propelled load bearing unit, such that the self-propelled load bearing unit can travel on a floor surface when the self-propelled guide unit and the self-propelled load bearing unit are connected. The self-propelled guide unit being configured to receive at least one parameter from the self-propelled load bearing unit, use the at least one parameter in the generation of a control signal, and transmit the generated control signal to the self-propelled load bearing unit for controlling the propulsion of the self-propelled load bearing unit.

An industrial truck comprises a load part comprises a load-carrying means including at least one load wheel and a drive part including a vehicle frame defining an opening. A steerable drive wheel and at least one support wheel are arranged on the vehicle frame. The at least one support wheel is arranged on a side of the drive wheel that faces away from the load part and is mounted as a trailing wheel that swivels about a vertical axis. The at least one support wheel is configured to at least partially protrude through the opening defined in the vehicle frame.

A machine includes a chassis, a turntable coupled to the chassis, a boom coupled to the turntable, an axle, a first actuator, and a second actuator. The chassis has a first end and an opposing second end, and defines a longitudinal center axis. The turntable is selectively rotatable about a rotation axis. The axle is pivotally coupled to the first end of the chassis and configured to pivot about the longitudinal center axis. The first actuator is coupled to the first end of the chassis and positioned on a first side of the longitudinal center axis. The first actuator is extendable to selectively engage a first contact point on the axle. The second actuator is coupled to the first end of the chassis and positioned on an opposing second side of the longitudinal center axis. The second actuator is extendable to selectively engage a second contact point on the axle.

A telehandler (1) includes a plurality of operating apparatuses (12, 14, 17, 13, 180, 122), including a telescopic operating arm, stabilizers or the like, each operated by one or more actuator devices (19) and electronic processing means (2) which include an acquisition module (21) configured to receive one or more alignment parameters which represent, for the operating apparatuses (12, 14, 17, 13, 180, 122), respective target operating conditions. The telehandler (1) includes detection means (4) for detecting current operating conditions of the operating apparatuses (12, 14, 17, 13, 180, 122) and transmitting corresponding detection signals to the processing means (2), the latter also including a verification module (22) configured to determine, as a function of the detection signals, whether the operating apparatuses (12, 14, 17, 13, 180, 122) are in the respective target operating conditions.

Lifting transporter devices, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. Representative devices can have a plank-like configuration, with multiple devices fitting under a load to lift and move the load. A representative device includes an elongated body and a pair of drive trucks carried by the elongated body and positioned toward opposite ends of the elongated body. Each drive truck can include a pair of drive wheels and a lift device positioned and actuatable to raise the body between a first position and a second position. The device can further include one or more outrigger assemblies positioned between the drive trucks and having casters positioned laterally outwardly from the drive trucks. The casters are positionable to engage a surface on which the drive trucks are supported when the lift devices are in the first position, and disengage from the surface when the lift devices are in the second position.

A method of operating a construction machine that includes a base, support arms each pivotally coupled to the base, and a plurality of wheel assemblies each coupled to the one of the support arms, the method including, in a transport mode of the construction machine, turning a wheel of each of the wheel assemblies, independently from a wheel of another of the wheel assemblies, to a toe out orientation. The method also includes driving each support arm to a deployed condition of the support arm in an operational mode of the construction machine. Driving each support arm to the deployed condition causes the distal ends of each of the support arms to move away from one another and outwardly from the base. The method also includes locking each support arm in the deployed condition and controlling steering of each wheel in the operational mode of the construction machine.

A portable lift may attach to a hitch of a vehicle. The portable lift may include an attachment member configured to engage the hitch. An elevation member may include a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The proximal end of the elevation member may be connected to the attachment member. A platform may be slidably disposed on the elevation member. A pulley may be disposed nearer the distal end than the proximal end of the elevation member. A winch may be configured to move the platform up and down on the elevation member. The winch may include a cable connected to the platform and engaging the pulley.

A load wheel assembly for a pallet truck includes a first load arm that rotates about an axis of rotation, and a load wheel rotationally coupled to an end of the first load arm opposite from the axis of rotation. The load wheel supports a fork at an elevation above the load wheel. Additionally, the load wheel assembly includes a second load arm pivotally coupled to the first load arm at the axis of rotation and forming a load arm angle, and an adjustment mechanism further coupling the second load arm to the first load arm. The adjustment mechanism varies the load arm angle formed between the first load arm and the second load arm to adjust the elevation of the fork above the load wheel.