What are the types of drum truck? How to choose?

When it comes to carts, everyone is very familiar with them. However, when it comes to drum trucks, many people need help understanding. Today, the pallet jack manufacturer comes to talk about the drum truck in detail. The main function of the drum truck is to lift, carry, rotate, tilt and drain the materials in the oil drum. With the drum truck, the oil bucket can be rotated repeatedly to stir the internal materials and can be fixed at any angle, greatly saving manpower and improving work efficiency. So, what are the types of drum truck? How should enterprises choose?

There are three types of drum truck: diesel drum truck, electric drum truck and manual drum truck. First, let's talk about the internal combustion drum truck. The internal combustion oil drum truck can also be divided into ordinary internal combustion drum truck, heavy internal combustion drum truck, container drum truck and side drum truck. Diesel oil, gasoline and liquefied petroleum gas are used as the power source for the common internal combustion drum truck, with a minimum load of 1 ton and a maximum load of 8 tons. Its biggest disadvantage is that it is polluting and noisy, so it can only be used outdoors. Heavy drum truck generally use diesel oil as the power source, with loads ranging from 10 tons to 50 tons, which can realize high-intensity operation under harsh conditions. The container drum truck is also powered by diesel, with a load ranging from 8 tons to 45 tons, and is mainly used in container yards, ports and terminals. The pallet jack manufacturer told us that the reason why the side drum truck is named is that it can directly fork goods from the side without turning.

Let's take a look at the second type of drum truck - electric drum truck. As the name implies, the electric drum truck uses the battery as the power source, with a minimum load of 1 ton and a maximum load of 5 tons. Its advantages are environmental protection, low noise, and can be used indoors. It is usually used in medicine, food and other industries. Its disadvantage is that it needs to be charged frequently, so it needs a replaceable drum truck or backup battery. Finally, let's talk about the manual drum truck. Single barrel chuck is selected for manual drum truck, which is safe and reliable in self-locking. Moreover, it has a long service life and is easier to operate. The pallet jack manufacturer told us that no matter the barrel is made of any material, iron bucket or fiberboard bucket, closed barrel, open barrel, and reinforced wall barrel can be transported. Its disadvantage is that it consumes manpower, and its working efficiency is lower than that of electric drum truck and internal combustion drum truck.

This is the common classification of drum trucks and their advantages and disadvantages. Enterprises can choose their own drum truck according to their demand for price, operating environment and load. In general, the pallet jack manufacturer still recommends the manual drum truck and electric drum truck, which conforms to the environmental trend at home and abroad, saves time and labor, and is safer.