Powerful New Heavy-Duty Forklift Launched by Hyundai
7th September 2017
Hyundai Construction Equipment’s has launched the newest of its all-round heavy-duty diesel forklifts – the compact but powerful 160D-9L. The new truck fills the gap between the 160D-9 and 180D-9 and offers an increased load capacity, extra safety, cost-effectiveness and operator comfort.
The new 160D-9L has a lift capacity of 16000 kg (16 tonne) and a load centre of 1200 mm – the chassis is the same size as the 18-tonne 180D-9. Another advantage to this new model is that it is 30 cm shorter than the 180D-9, which is a huge advantage, where working space is an issue.
The machine is driven by a high-powered Cummins QSB6.7 Engine 122 kW / 2,300 rpm engine, which offers optimised fuel consumption. The machine is designed for heavy-duty applications to move large, heavy material such as timber, lumber, containers, concrete products and steel products. The Cummins stage IV compliant engine is ultra-low in emissions – it uses a diesel oxidation catalyst and a selective catalytic reactor (SCR) where ad blue is used as an additive to achieve stage IV emissions. This combination of DOC and SCR reduces down-time and in turn makes it ‘hassle free for the operator’.
Driver comfort, safety and visibility are all key parts of the package.
Other advantages from using a high-output engine is greater acceleration, improved gradeability and a faster travel speed on any tough terrain or slope.
Mast options include 3 – 7 metre Duplex and 3 – 7 metre Triplex masts. All masts offer maximum visibility to the driver.
The new Hyundai forklift range comes with a two-year 3000 hours full warranty from the factory. Extended warranty packages are available as an option.