DH-VOCS with floating platform point

Going further form the latest newsflashes on DH-VOCS dated 18/03/2015 and 24/05/2015, the photos in this bulletin show the advantages of the floating platform point [option OVP214].

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On the majority of light-weight 1-deck column lifts, including the DH-VOCS,…

• the platform is closed by hand (manual closure);

• and the platform orientation is non-adjustable (fixed 90° angle between the lift columns and the open platform in work position).

For platforms with a rigid, fixed leading edge, it can prove to be more difficult to align the platform point with the ground for loading and unloading, if the truck is standing on a hill, on uneven ground, or if the cargo floor of the truck is not reasonably level with the ground. DHOLLANDIA’s DH-VOCS offers 2 solutions, enabling trouble-free  alignment of the outboard platform edge with the ground:

1. Foldable ramps at the outboard edge of the platform, split in 2 sections [option OVP120.A.R – see previous newsflash 24/05/2015]

2. Floating platform point [option OVP214]. This floating point is a full-width profile that articulates from the rear area of the platform, and drops down to approx. -50 mm below the platform level, to close any reasonable gap between the underside of the platform and the ground.

The foldable ramps [option OVP120.A.R] have the advantage that they can be raised in vertical position to serve as trolley stops, and that they are split in 2 separate sections allowing for even better alignment with uneven ground than a full width profile. But the shift from travel position to trolley stop position, and further to access ramp position is done by hand (extra manipulation to be executed by driver). The floating point [option OVP214] is fully automatic (requires no operator handling), but the point profile goes full width and adapts just that little bit less easily to local unevenness in the ground.

The foldable ramps [option OVP120.A.R] are available on all 3 DH-VOCS types: DH-VOCS.07 type 1 and type 2, plus DH-VOCS.10 (always type 2).  The floating point [option OVP214] is not available on DH-VOCS.07 type 1, only on DH-VOCS.07 type 2 and DH-VOCS.10 type 2.