How smooth does a floor need to be for a pallet truck?

[Woodworks]

Wanting to squeeze some more IBC crates of logs undercover and have some space at the back of a shed. The floor is concrete but not perfect like you have in warehouses. Wanting to move two crates stacked so around 800 kg. Does the floor need to be perfect? Can whip over any bumps with a diamond grinder but there will be some small dips left. Also crates have a bottom rail so can you just bump the truck in under them or is this a problem?

 

Any guidance would be great.

[Joel77]

Pallet trucks don't like bumps and small stones, you'll need put a lot more effort in lol

[pie eater pete]

Wanting to squeeze some more IBC crates of logs undercover and have some space at the back of a shed. The floor is concrete but not perfect like you have in warehouses. Wanting to move two crates stacked so around 800 kg. Does the floor need to be perfect? Can whip over any bumps with a diamond grinder but there will be some small dips left. Also crates have a bottom rail so can you just bump the truck in under them or is this a problem?

 

Any guidance would be great.

 

Was wondering roughly what an IBC weighs full..sorry to be no help to your post tho..

[Lowestoft Firewood]

will be fine for a pallet truck and i use one on IBC cages and it is fine

[eggsarascal]

I'd go with what you've got. If it's to lumpy could you pour a load of self levelling compound in there, then 'float' it off?

[matelot]

Does it not depend on the pallet truck? I'd imagine even on a glass smooth floor moving 800kg would be a lot of effort....

 

I'm sure there are electric powered pallet trucks that could cope with some bumps.

[Paper Rustler]

I use a pallet truck on a stone floor all the time you just have to.put a bit more effort in

[Woodworks]

Great

 

Thanks all will get one ordered. The seller recommended nylon wheels as they will cope slightly better with imperfections in the floor.

[Woodworks]

Was wondering roughly what an IBC weighs full..sorry to be no help to your post tho..

 

Wet logs and crate are around 550 kg but when dry closer to 400 kg max. They will only be going in the shed once they are dried to keep them that way in the winter months.

[TGB]

800kg with pallet truck is easily moved. But it need the right surface. As said, pump-truck don't like bumps, dips or even small stones. The idea of pouring a self levelling surface is a good one, providing the underlying surface is pretty good already and will support the weight.