Konecranes upgrades fleet and introduces its largest forklift

The upgrades include a re-modelled chassis design on the complete heavy forklift range that the company claims will significantly enhance rearward visibility and provide a greater engine cooling capacity. These machines have a larger box-section chassis that will allow for greater visibility and will let more air circulate around the engine, keeping it cooler. All machines, including the smaller capacity forklifts and masted container handling range will also have a new monitoring system with LCD display for clearer monitoring, replacing the previous Can Cockpit analogue gauges.

With the MD3 monitoring system, full monitoring comes as standard with automatic engine slow-down in the event of high temperature or low pressure of the engine. Operators can monitor the status of the engine, transmission and hydraulics from an easy to read screen in the cab of the truck. This information helps them take preventative action and keeps costs to a minimum.

The system will also facilitate engine/machine servicing intervals, remote access for GSM technology and the ECO-drive system to monitor operator performance and fuel consumption.