Safety Benefits of Hydraulic Dock Levelers
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One issue causing real safety in operational concerns of the dock is a situation known as stump out. This problem is associated with mechanical or spring powered dock levelers as well as newer power assisted models. So what causes stomp out? All dock levelers are required to provide a method of free fall protection to help prevent dangerous accidents that could result if the truck were to separate from the dock while it is being loaded or unloaded.
The only sure way to avoid stump out problems is to choose a leveler with full range free float. Only hydraulic levelers offer this advantage. Instead of mechanical safety legs, hydraulic levelers have velocity fuse free fall protection. This allows the leveler to go below dock without having to retract any legs.
For more information about hydraulic dock levelers visit http://www.ritehite.com/products/levelers/hydraulic/
One issue causing real safety in operational concerns of the dock is a situation known as stump out. This problem is associated with mechanical or spring powered dock levelers as well as newer power assisted models. So what causes stomp out? All dock levelers are required to provide a method of free fall protection to help prevent dangerous accidents that could result if the truck were to separate from the dock while it is being loaded or unloaded.
The only sure way to avoid stump out problems is to choose a leveler with full range free float. Only hydraulic levelers offer this advantage. Instead of mechanical safety legs, hydraulic levelers have velocity fuse free fall protection. This allows the leveler to go below dock without having to retract any legs.
For more information about hydraulic dock levelers visit http://www.ritehite.com/products/levelers/hydraulic/
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