A lift for a motorcycle, with the lift being useable with a hitch receiver. The lift comprises a connector engageable with the hitch receiver, and a guide rail having a first end portion coupled to the connector and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. A carriage is operatively coupled to the guide rail and is traversable between a first position and a second position, the carriage moving toward the second end portion of the guide rail as the carriage moves from the first position toward the second position. A platform is coupled to the carriage and is engageable with the motorcycle and capable of supporting the weight of the motorcycle when engaged therewith and as the carriage is moved from the first position toward the second position, causing the motorcycle to be lifted from the ground.

An elongated container has a convex shape with a bulge defining a center width of the elongated container. An apparatus and method for lifting the elongated container are described. The apparatus performs a pick operation from a front side of the elongated container. The pick operation includes approaching and gripping the elongated container from the front side. During the pick operation, an outer dimension of the apparatus in a direction perpendicular to an elongated direction defined by the elongated container is smaller than the center width of the elongated container.

An apparatus, method, and a system for the lifting and/or relocation of a large and/or heavy object are disclosed. The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a system comprising a pair of engagement members each independently configurable to external equipment, and a pair of oppositely facing structural members, each coupled to one of said pair of engagement members.

A doffing apparatus can be configured to couple to an automatically guided vehicle (AGV). The doffing apparatus can comprise at least one elongate arm, each elongate arm having a proximal end, a distal end, and a length, and at least one driver, each driver being configured to move along a respective elongate arm to move a bobbin toward the distal end of the elongate arm. The doffing apparatus can further comprise at least one alignment device. The doffing apparatus can further comprise a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive feedback from the at least one alignment device, provide a control signal to cause the AGV to align the elongate arm with a receptacle at a loader, and move the driver a select distance along the length of the elongate arm.

A container-handling vehicle picks up storage containers from a three-dimensional grid of an underlying storage system. The container-handling vehicle has a vehicle body and wheels for moving the vehicle in two perpendicular directions on the grid. The vehicle body surrounds a cavity within which at least a first lifting device and a second lifting device are positioned adjacent to each other. Each lifting device is independently controlled and arranged to lift a storage container from the grid and into the cavity. The vehicle includes at least one vertical frame guiding element arranged inside the cavity. The frame guiding element extends between the lifting devices.

A system for handling and installing forklift forks is provided. The system may include two fork pockets, which may be elongated rectangular tubes. The fork pockets may be substantially parallel to one another and connected by one or more crossmembers. At a proximal end, the fork pockets may include tube openings for receiving forks coupled to a forklift. In addition to the tube openings, a hook and a chain may couple the system for handling and installing forklift forks to the forklift. At a distal end, the system for handling and installing forklift forks may include means for handling forks. In one embodiment, an opening is configured to receive and retain blades of forks. In another embodiment, a front plate is configured to engage a hook portion of forks. In yet another embodiment, a shaft mounting apparatus is provided to engage with shaft-mounted forks.

A waste pump removal apparatus for removing pumps from reception areas for maintenance. The waste pump removal apparatus includes a frame having front and back ends, a top and a bottom; a loader attachment coupled to the back end of the frame and adapted to mount to a loader; a pump attachment pivotably connected to the front end of the frame and adapted to be coupled to a waste pump; and an actuator mounted to the frame and in communication with the pump attachment for pivoting the pump attachment relative to the frame to remove the waste pump from a reception area.

A waste pump removal apparatus for removing pumps from reception areas for maintenance. The waste pump removal apparatus includes a frame having front and back ends, a top and a bottom; a loader attachment coupled to the back end of the frame and adapted to mount to a loader; a pump attachment pivotably connected to the front end of the frame and adapted to be coupled to a waste pump; and an actuator mounted to the frame and in communication with the pump attachment for pivoting the pump attachment relative to the frame to remove the waste pump from a reception area.

Lifting device for pallet goods for loading and unloading of a transport pallet such as a standard pallet, for example a euro pallet. The lifting device comprises a support frame, a tine assembly liftable mounted to the support frame of at least two, preferably four, tines having a parallel direction of extension for lifting and receiving the transport goods from the transport pallet and/or for depositing the transport goods onto the transport pallet. A tine spacing of two tines is adapted to a gap spacing of two longitudinal gaps and at least two tines are form-fitted with regard to the at least two longitudinal gaps such that they can access the longitudinal gaps in the longitudinal direction.

A variety of vehicle-based and warehouse-based solutions are provided to increase the adaptability, utility, and efficiency of materials handling vehicles in the warehouse environment, such as a materials handling vehicle comprising a hand-held drive unit comprising a user interface and an operational command generator responsive to the user interface. The hand-held drive unit is configured to send operational commands generated in response to user input at the user interface to the vehicular controller(s) to control operational functions of the traction control unit, the braking system, the steering assembly, the mast assembly, the picking attachment, or combinations thereof.