Since the year 1967, Taylor Machine Works has manufactured, designed and marketed empty container handlers. The "Big Red" line of empty handlers reflects the knowledge and experience gained during those years. The Taylor empty handlers are known as "All American" units as they are designed and built in the USA. Taylor is consistently on the cutting edge of industrial technology. The business strives to maintain their devotion of manufacturing and engineering the most reliable, most productive and best container handling machinery around, anywhere within the world.
The company's empty container handlers are outfitted with a wide assortment of masts and attachments in order to better suit your particular requirements. The following is a list of models with their standard attachment and mast.
In order to pick 20 feet throughout 53 feet empty ISO standard containers and empty reefer containers, the TECDS-150H Attachment is able to expand. Any containers measuring over 40 feet need to have standard 40 feet ISO pickup points. The attachment has 4 corner twist-locks also, electrical signal lights in the cab, 2 work lights and hydraulic slewing.
Able to handle 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. In addition, this type of attachment is available with 4 horizontal twist-locks which insert into the side apertures of the upper containers bottom corner castings and the lower container's top corner castings. The extremely specialized design of the twist-locks allows block stacking to be accomplished.
Drive Train
Each Taylor model container lift truck has a Tier Compliant Cummins electronic turbocharged, charged air after-cooled or charged air to air diesel engine. Several of the standard engine features comprise transmission/engine protection, diagnostic monitor and electronic maintenance, fuel/water separator, improved fuel economy and reduced overall emissions. In addition, the available transmission used for all 3 models is a 3-speed, fully reversing, power-shift, non-modulated transmission. It is offered along with remote shift control and inching capacity.
These units have been carefully designed to handle the worst weather and the harshest atmosphere's which nature could throw at them. These models can function with ease through thick mud, deep snow and rough terrain. Having the ability to rely on a dependable equipment when you are working in the middle of nowhere and in lousy weather is definitely an essential investment for your company.