

Historically, reach trucks have been built with dual upright masts, such as the Crown RR 5700 Series that continues to serve customers today.These features, combined with the option to use a larger battery, position the Crown RM 6000 for energy savings and run time improvements of 25 percent or more depending on the application. The Crown RM 6000 Series features standard AC motors, regenerative brakes and lowering system, and electronic steering.The OnTrac™ Anti-Slip Traction Control was first brought to the market in 2009 on the Crown RR 5700 reach truck.

This decreases tire wear, increases efficiency, helps reduce the risk of accidents and product damage, and improves operator confidence in slick conditions, such as refrigerated or freezer applications. By reducing tire spin during acceleration and preventing wheel lock-up during braking, the system reduces slipping and sliding. The Crown RM 6000 features the Crown OnTrac™ Anti-Slip Traction Control System that assists the truck from slipping on wet, dusty or sealed floors.The Crown RM 6000 features a Reach Sense technology that provides a soft start and stop when using the pantograph reach mechanism.The load backrest was modified by designing a notch in the upper right-hand corner so that operators could easily scan at ground level from their position in the forklift.Crown reshaped the reach carriage to create a larger window at eye level giving the operator a better view of fork tips and load.The MonoLift mast is offset seven inches to the left of the operator and narrows the higher it goes.The rigid design of the MonoLift mast on the Crown RM 6000 is rooted in the boxed-in cross section construction that was originally developed for the company’s turret trucks.Crown has calculated potential capital savings of approximately $2.6 million on a 250,000-square-foot freezer warehouse by building up and not out thanks to the Crown RM 6000 lift heights and capacities.It is equipped with forks that travel upward at an industry-leading pace of 153 feet per minute.The Crown RM 6000 is also the industry’s first pantograph reach truck that can reach 505 inches and deliver 1,000 pounds more capacity at height.The Crown RM 6000 Series is the industry’s first narrow aisle reach truck with a MonoLift™ mast.Personnel operating reach trucks are seeking a forklift with visibility features that can reduce strain and fatigue associated with managing loads at height.Reach truck operators have encountered challenges associated with mast sway and twisting when managing heavier loads at high heights.Businesses stand to gain utilization, flexibility and financial benefits if they can leverage existing open rack space versus building new warehouses or adding onto existing facilities.Maximizing open slots at the top of racks that fill warehouses and distribution centers has been a challenge for companies seeking to store heavy loads at high heights.
