2022 Handle-It Forklift Wheel Stops Base

2022 Handle-It Forklift Wheel Stops

A wheel stop is an inexpensive device that can save you a lot of money. Strategically installed in your factory, warehouse, or packaging area, they will stop a forklift truck from being driven somewhere it shouldn’t.

A wheel stop is a triangular steel wedge 42” long. It’s bolted to the floor and painted bright yellow for visibility. At 2” high it’s not so big that it gets in the way, but it’s big enough to stop the wheels of a pallet truck or forklift.

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• Forklift trucks are heavy. Many weigh more than 9,000 lbs. Plus, when carrying a loaded pallet, the driver doesn’t have a great view of where the wheels are going. As a result, it’s very easy to drive across the turntable of a stretch wrapper. And no, the stretch wrapper probably isn’t going to handle it well.

• A wheel stop installed just a few inches in front of the stretch wrapper prevents accidents like these. They protect your stretch wrapper investment, and also prevent the delays and disruption that would result from a damaged stretch wrapper.

• A well-placed forklift wheel stop improves stretch wrapping productivity.

• Rather than getting out to see if the pallet is positioned over the turntable, or asking a coworker for guidance, the driver edges forward until the wheels hit the stop. That tells the driver the pallet is in position and can be lowered onto the turntable. A few seconds saved on every visit to the wrapper quickly add up to significant efficiency gains!