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During the start of the nineteen fifties, Henry Le Grande Lull from the Lull Manufacturing Company originally designed the sideloader forklift. These early units were requested from the US Air Force. The initial concept was patented for commercial utilization but it was not developed until Lull Manufacturing was taken over by the Baker Raulang Company during the year 1959. It was Baker Raulang who put the design into production. Later, the name was changed to Baker Traveloader. During the latter part of the nineteen fifties, the side-loaders were launched in Europe. The beginning units were made by Italian manufacturer Fiora and the afterwards B-P Battioni e Pagani who pioneered the machine's utilization in timber yards.
Side-loaders vary a little from forward traveling, counterbalance forklifts in that they have their forks situated on the side of the machinery. The operator drives the machinery sitting in a cabin like a conventional forklift. The lifting, loading, and unloading functions are performed by the mast located at the driver's right-hand side. The cargo is usually transported lying on a metal or wooden deck. This helps to reduce distortion, stress and damage to the cargo. New innovations to the side-loader design have incorporated a huge variety of lifting accessories being developed.
A few of the benefits of utilizing side-loaders over reach-stackers or conventional forklifts include: safer operating conditions, better visibility, and faster traveling speeds as well as the ability to use available space more efficiently.
Having an evenly distributed load it is helpful to prevent lack of vehicle stability, and excessive tilting, so as to maintain safety. An even cargo helps to prevent unacceptable load concentrations, and unacceptable vehicle axle loading.
The eccentricity of the center of gravity varies, with the load distribution within the container. It is extremely important that the designers of containers and handling machines take this into consideration in the engineering process. For instance, when 60 percent of the load by mass is distributed in 50% of the length of the container measured from one end of the machinery, the eccentricity corresponds to 5%.
