Hand Pallet Trucks
The Toyota Lifter manual pallet truck range offers versatility and reliability, with models capable of handling loads from 750 kg to 3000 kg. Ideal for everyday use in shops, warehouses, industrial environments, and production facilities, these high-quality hand pallet pump trucks are manufactured in Europe. They provide a sustainable material handling solution and can be customised with various options, such as integrated scales and wet or corrosive specifications, to meet your specific operations’ needs.
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FAQ & helpful insights
Here we have gathered frequent questions and answers about hand pallet trucks to help you find your next manual low lifter.
Hand pallet truck guide
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Wheel guide
Your truck needs the right type of wheels in order to perform optimally. The selection of the wheels depends on the application and environment in which the truck will be used.
Operating hand pallet trucks
What are the benefits of using hand pump trucks?
Hand pallet trucks from Toyota offer several advantages, including ease of use, reduced physical strain on operators, cost-effectiveness, and manoeuvrability in tight spaces. Toyota Lifters can be used anywhere a load needs to be moved, and this without having to charge a battery.
In what type of environment are manual pallet trucks most suitable?
Toyota manual low lifters are versatile and can be used in a wide range of environments, including warehouses, distribution centres, retail stores, manufacturing facilities, and more.
How to operate a hand pallet truck safely?
To operate a Toyota hand pallet truck safely, start by ensuring the load is evenly distributed on the forks. Pump the handle to lift the load slightly, then steer the pallet truck carefully. Always park the truck safely. Toyota Lifters can optionally be fitted with a handbrake.
Can a hand pallet truck be used on uneven surfaces?
For uneven floors bogie fork wheels are the best choice. They offer smoother drive and more stability. The load is distributed between several wheels, decreasing the point load and point friction and causing less individual wheel wear.
Does the performance of a Toyota hand pallet truck with ZEROsteel differ from a non-ZEROsteel one ?
The truck specifications remain the same, you get the same quality and performance you expect of a Toyota hand pallet truck.
How can you recognise a Toyota hand pallet truck made with ZEROsteel?
The Toyota Lifters with ZEROsteel and reduced carbon footprint are marked with a “with ZEROsteel” sticker and QR code. There are no other visible differences nor performance differences.
Which Toyota hand pallet trucks are made with ZEROsteel?
The most common frame sizes of our manual trucks are made with recycled steel. Contact your local sales office for more details.
Load handling and pallet stacking
What load capacity can Toyota hand pallet trucks handle?
The standard Toyota Lifter hand trucks come with 2300 kg load capacity. A heavy-duty model to move 3000 kg is also available.
What load types can hand pump trucks handle?
In most cases, hand pallet trucks are used to handle EURO pallets from the short side. With many different dimensions of the fork carriage, Toyota can deliver the right manual truck for your load carrier (half pallets, low pallets, ...).
Can manual pallet trucks be used for stacking?
What fork lengths can be chosen on manual pallet trucks?
Typical fork length is 1150 mm, ideal to handle pallets 1200 mm long such as the EU pallet. Hand trucks can also be equipped with shorter forks for easy handling of the EURO pallet from the long side or other load carriers for half-pallets.
Applications with special requirements
What wheel material to choose for your hand pallet truck?
The choice of fork wheels depends on the type of application, usage intensity and the type of surface. Toyota offers:
- Nylon: for heavy loads and easy rolling on hard, even floors
- Polyuretane: preferred when a low noise level is required
- Iron: suitable for heavy industry
- Powerthane: for lower noise and high wear resistance
- Rubber: very quiet and better grip on wet/slippery floor
Can a Toyota Lifter pump truck work in wet environments?
The Toyota Lifter range offers different models for humid and wet environments: the Toyota Lifter with wet specification and Toyota Lifter Galvanised.
Can Toyota manual pallet trucks operate in corrosive & hygienic conditions?
For these demanding environments, Toyota designed the stainless steel hand pallet truck. Easy to clean and built with anti-corrosive material.
Outlasting generations
A pump unit and fork frame, nothing more. A Toyota Lifter always comes in handy, whatever the operation. Our high-quality hand pallet trucks are proven to be the most durable – lasting up to five times as long as other trucks in work-cycle tests.
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Keeping performance standards high
Back in 1947, Ivar Bryntse, also associated with the creation of the Euro pallet, came up with the idea of the hydraulic pallet lifter. Exactly twenty years later, industrial designer Rune Monö presented the lifter’s ground-breaking and often copied design, setting the world standard for the hand pallet truck.
Based on Toyota’s Kaizen principle, the Toyota Lifter design has been overhauled several times over the years to continuously improve its performance and it has become a universal truck suitable for all types of applications with million units worldwide.
Lasting material handling
We strive to reduce environmental impact throughout the product life cycle, from design, manufacture and operation, through to end-of-life recycling. The durability and long-lasting performance of the Toyota Lifter hand pallet trucks reduce their environmental effect, making them the number one hand pallet truck choice.
With our aim to reach Net Zero across scope 1, 2 & 3 by FY2041, we are constantly looking for alternatives to reduce the environmental impacts of our products. For instance, by introducing the use of recycled steel, produced with fossil-free electricity and fuels, for our most common hand pallet trucks, we reduce the carbon footprint significantly compared to products made with virgin steel. Our journey continues by exploring future opportunities of carbon-free alternatives and solutions for our truck range.
A timeless legacy
The Toyota Lifter manual pump truck is a tool you can rely on. Carefully assembled and continuously tested, it’s proven that other hand pallet trucks wear out and need to be replaced up to five times quicker than a Toyota Lifter. Regular hand pallet truck maintenance is essential for maximising uptime and guaranteeing the safety of your workforce. Manual pallet trucks from Toyota have a long service life because they are built with up to 12 greasing points to allow lubrication, they have solid pushrods and robotised welding of the frames. Convinced of its quality, we offer a 99-year guarantee on the fork frame.
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Reliable Toyota hand pallet trucks across the UK
Benefits of manual pallet trucks
Hand pallet trucks, also known as manual pallet jacks or pump trucks, are essential tools in material handling. They offer numerous benefits, making them indispensable in various industries.
- Hand pallet trucks are cost-effective and easy to use.
- They require minimal maintenance and no external power source, making them more sustainable.
- Their compact design allows for efficient manoeuvring in tight spaces, which is particularly useful in busy warehouses.
- They reduce the physical strain on workers by enabling easy lifting and moving of heavy loads, thus improving workplace safety and productivity.
Applications of hand trucks
Hand pallet trucks are versatile and can be used in a variety of settings. In warehouses, they are used for loading and unloading goods, organising inventory, and transporting items over short distances. Retail stores use them to move stock from storage areas to the shops. In manufacturing plants, they assist in moving raw materials and finished products. They are also common in logistics and distribution centres, where they help streamline the movement of goods. Essentially, any application that involves the handling of palletised goods can benefit from the use of hand pallet trucks.
What hand pallet trucks does Toyota offer
Toyota Material Handling offers within its three main categories i.e. low-lifting hand pallet trucks, high-lifting hand trucks and manual pallet trucks for specific applications, several types of hand pallet trucks ranging from 800 kg to 3000 kg load capacity, each designed for specific needs:
- Standard hand pallet trucks are most common and suitable for general use. The standard Toyota Lifter LHM230 has a lifetime (99-year) functional guarantee on its fork frame.
- Low-profile pallet trucks are designed for pallets with lower clearance heights.
- Weighing scale pallet trucks come with built-in scales, allowing users to weigh loads on the go.
- Stainless steel pallet trucks are ideal for applications that require high standards of hygiene, such as food processing and pharmaceuticals.
- High-lift pallet trucks can lift loads to greater heights, combining the functions of a pallet truck and a lift table.