Neometrix / Handling Equipment / Platform Truck / NMX-PTT-69

NMX-PTT-69 · ENGINEERED-TO-ORDER CLASS — SPECIFY · SUPPORT · SIZE · BUILD · TEST · PROVE

Platform Truck. Capacity assumes the load is spread.

Name: Platform Truck
Brand: Neometrix
SKU: NMX-PTT-69

A platform truck is rated by one number, its capacity, and that number belongs to a load that sits evenly on the deck. Real loads rarely do: a casting or a bulky assembly sits on a few points, and its weight lands on the wheels unequally.

So the truck is built around three things: the real load, not an ideal one, wheel loads worked out from where the load sits, and brakes and stability checked with that load on board.

Discuss a platform truck Capability note (PDF)

A single battery operated platform truck on a plain white studio background: a low flat smooth grey steel load deck with a raised edge lip, two large solid rubber drive wheels under one end and two small swivel castors under the other, a compact grey motor enclosure and battery box at the drive end, a long upright tiller handle with a looped grip and a solid rubber bumper across the front, and no people

Fig · 01 — A battery operated platform truck: a low load deck on drive wheels and castors, with a motor and battery at one end and a tiller handle — illustrative render.

The rating

for a spread loadread it as a promise

The load

named, with its centreweight, footprint, support points

The wheels

loaded from where it sitseach wheel checked, not the total

The stop

tested with the load onbrakes and stability, loaded

Status

engineered to orderno platform truck claimed

ISO 9001ISO 14001IS 10311 reference standard

Overview

Why the whole job is where the load sits.

Because the capacity on a truck's plate describes an even load, and a truck is only as safe as its worst-loaded wheel, its brakes and its stability with the load it actually carries.

A single hydraulic scissor lift platform trolley on a plain white studio background, raised: a low grey steel base frame on four castors, crossed grey scissor arms with pivot pins, a flat grey steel platform top, a hydraulic cylinder between the arms with a black hose to a foot pump pedal at one end of the base, and a tubular push handle, and no people

Fig · 02 — A hydraulic scissor lift platform trolley, shown raised: scissor arms, a hydraulic cylinder and a foot pump on a base with castors — illustrative render.

Capacity assumes the load is spread.

What the truck is for

It carries a load across a workshop, a store or a yard that is too heavy, too awkward or too valuable to move by hand. It suits a battery operated platform truck, a hydraulic scissor lift trolley and a heavy duty platform trolley with a purpose-built cradle, each built around the load the customer names.

Why capacity assumes a spread load

A truck's rated capacity is the greatest load that can sit evenly over its platform. Spread out, the weight is shared by every wheel and every part of the frame. Gathered on a few points, the same weight can overload one wheel, one axle or one part of the frame well before the total reaches the rating.

Why the wheels are checked one by one

Where the load sits decides what each wheel carries. A centred load shares its weight equally. A load a quarter of the way off the middle puts three quarters of its weight on the nearer pair of wheels, and a load right over one pair leaves the other pair carrying nothing at all.

Why a powered truck is braked as well as driven

A battery operated truck is driven by a motor and stopped by a brake that applies by itself when the operator lets go of the handle. The brake has to hold the loaded truck, and the heavier the load and the higher its centre, the longer the stop and the easier the tip.

Why height matters

A scissor lift trolley raises the load, and raising it lifts the combined centre of gravity. The same load that is steady on a low deck is less steady on a raised platform, so the stability is checked at full height, with the load at the edge of where it may sit, and on the slope the trolley will meet.

Why the truck is tested with the load

A truck proved empty has proved very little. It is tested with the real load, or a dummy of the same weight and the same centre, over the real floor. The wheel loads are measured, the brakes are tried on a slope, and the stability is tried at the height it will work at.

The method

Specify, support, size, build, test, and prove.

Six steps in a fixed order. Working out the wheel loads from the real load, and testing with that load on board, are the two a quick order skips.

1 · Specify

The load is named: its weight, its size and where its centre of gravity sits. The floor, the slopes and the route are stated by the customer.

2 · Support

A deck or a cradle is laid out to hold the load on its own support points, not on whatever the deck happens to offer.

3 · Size

The wheels, axles and frame are sized from the worst wheel load that the real load can put on them, not from the total.

4 · Build

The chassis, wheels, drive or lift and brakes are built as one assembly and checked for alignment and free running.

5 · Test

The truck is tested with the load on: the wheel loads are measured, the brakes are tried on a slope, and the stability is tried at working height.

6 · Prove

The record is kept, and handed over with the truck.

Which truck for which job

Truck	How it moves the load	What to watch
Battery operated platform truck	a motor drives the wheels, and a brake holds them when the handle is released	the brake with the load on, the stopping distance on a slope, and a battery and charger that suit the duty
Hydraulic scissor lift trolley	a hydraulic cylinder opens the scissor arms to raise the platform	stability at full height, a lowering valve that lets the platform down at a controlled rate, and a safe way to hold it up
Heavy duty platform trolley with a cradle	pushed or towed on large wheels, with the load held on shaped supports	the wheel load under each support, the steering, and the brakes on the castors

The step people underrate is the arithmetic of the wheel loads. A truck sized from the total weight alone is a guess about its worst wheel.

Work content

What the truck contains, element by element.

Read it as a checklist: a truck missing a row will carry a load it cannot defend.

A single heavy duty platform trolley with a cradle on a plain white studio background: a long low grey welded steel chassis and flat deck carrying two shaped steel saddle supports lined with black rubber pads and plain steel stop rails at the ends, two large pneumatic wheels, two braked swivel castors and a long steering drawbar with a towing eye, and no people

Fig · 03 — A heavy duty platform trolley with a cradle: a long low chassis with shaped load supports, large wheels and castors, and a steering drawbar — illustrative render.

Element	What it does	What matters
Chassis and deck	carries the load	a welded box-section chassis and a flat deck, stiff enough that the load does not rock on its supports
Cradle or load supports	hold the load where it is strongest	shaped saddles lined with rubber, stop bars or clamps, laid out for the real support points of the load
Wheels and castors	carry and steer	wheels and castors chosen from the worst wheel load, with brakes on the castors for a trolley that stands loaded
Drawbar or tiller	steers and tows	a drawbar or tiller that gives a safe turning radius and keeps the operator's hands clear of the load
Drive and battery (powered truck)	move the truck	a motor and gearbox, a battery sized for the duty, and a charger
Brake and handle (powered truck)	stop the truck	a brake that applies by itself when the handle is released, and a handle that can be reached from a safe side
Lift and lowering (scissor trolley)	raise the platform	a cylinder, a pump, and a lowering valve that lets the platform down at a controlled rate
Guarding and safeties	protect the operator	bumpers, guards over the wheels and the scissor arms, and an emergency stop on a powered truck
Procedure	fixes the sequence	specify, support, size, build, test and prove, the same for every truck
Testing & documentation	prove the truck first	a check of the wheel loads, the brakes and the stability with the load on, and a record the customer can inspect

The element that decides whether the truck is safe is the check with the load on, because a truck that has only been proved empty can overload a wheel or tip with its first real load and never show a warning.

Full specification — expand

System	A welded box-section chassis and a flat deck stiff enough that the load does not rock; a cradle or load supports with rubber-lined saddles, stop bars or clamps laid out for the real support points of the load; wheels and castors chosen from the worst wheel load, with brakes on the castors for a trolley that stands loaded; a steering drawbar or tiller; for the powered truck a motor and gearbox, a battery sized for the duty, a charger and a brake that applies by itself when the handle is released; for the scissor trolley a hydraulic cylinder, a pump and a lowering valve; bumpers, guards and, on a powered truck, an emergency stop; a written test plan; and testing and documentation before handover
The One Idea	Capacity assumes the load is spread.
Why Capacity Assumes A Spread Load	A rated capacity is the greatest load that can sit evenly over the platform, so spread out the weight is shared by every wheel and every part of the frame, while gathered on a few points the same weight can overload one wheel, one axle or one part of the frame well before the total reaches the rating
Why The Wheels Are Checked One By One	Where the load sits decides what each wheel carries: a centred load shares its weight equally, a load a quarter of the way off the middle puts three quarters of its weight on the nearer pair, and a load right over one pair leaves the other pair carrying nothing
Why A Powered Truck Is Braked	A battery operated truck is driven by a motor and stopped by a brake that applies by itself when the operator lets go of the handle, and the brake has to hold the loaded truck, because a heavier load and a higher centre of gravity both lengthen the stop and make a tip easier
Why Height Matters	A scissor lift trolley raises the load and so raises the combined centre of gravity, which makes the same load less steady on a raised platform than on a low deck, so stability is checked at full height, with the load at the edge of where it may sit, and on the slope it will meet
Why The Truck Is Tested With The Load	A truck proved empty has proved very little, so it is tested with the real load or a dummy of the same weight and centre over the real floor, with the wheel loads measured, the brakes tried on a slope and the stability tried at working height
Standards	IS 10311 is the Indian standard for powered platform trucks and their acceptance criteria, covering low lift, high lift and fixed platform trucks, and it rates a truck for a load spread over its platform as evenly as can be. This page prints none of its limits and no edition year: those come from the standard the customer names and from the load. Approval of a truck for use rests with the customer and the authority they name; none is claimed here
Configurations	A battery operated platform truck, a hydraulic scissor lift platform trolley and a heavy duty platform trolley with a cradle
Scope Boundary	This page is the platform truck and platform trolley. It is not an aerial work platform, which lifts a person (see aerial work platform and boom lift), not a jacking system, which lifts a heavy structure and holds it (see hydraulic jacking system) and not an automated stores system (see automated stores handling and retrieval system). A forklift, a crane and a conveyor are different equipment again. No certification is claimed here
Status	Neometrix has quoted against successive platform truck and platform trolley requirements, and no delivered platform truck is claimed.

Configurations

One method, three ways to build the truck.

The method, the wheel-load arithmetic and the test with the load on are shared. What changes is how the truck moves the load: by a motor, by a hydraulic lift or by hand.

Battery operated platform truck

Motor, battery and brake

A low load deck on drive wheels and castors, with a tiller handle, a brake that applies when the handle is released, and a battery and charger sized for the duty.

Hydraulic scissor lift platform trolley

Cylinder, scissor arms and platform

A platform raised and lowered on scissor arms by a hydraulic cylinder and a pump, on castors, for bringing a load to the height of the work.

Heavy duty platform trolley with a cradle

Cradle, chassis and wheels

A long low chassis with shaped load supports, large wheels and a steering drawbar, pushed or towed, for a load that no catalogue truck can carry.

And the part that is not equipment at all, yet decides all three: the test plan. It fixes the load and where its centre sits, the slope and the route, and the height of work. It also fixes the way the wheel loads, the brakes and the stability are proved, and it is written from the load and the floor, not from the truck.

Where it is used

Wherever a heavy load has to move, and it does not sit evenly.

The common thread is a load that is heavier or more awkward than a catalogue truck was rated for, and a route that cannot be changed.

Workshops and assembly bays

Where heavy assemblies move from station to station and must arrive without a shock.

Stores and yards

Where heavy items are moved between shelf, bay and gate, often over a worn floor.

Maintenance bays

Where an item is brought to the height of the work and has to stay steady there.

Awkward loads with their own cradle

Where one heavy item has a fixed way of being carried, and the trolley is built around it.

Watch

See it in motion.

A short walkthrough video of the platform truck.

FAQ

Common questions.

Longer answers, for readers who want the reasoning.

Q · 01 What does a platform truck or trolley actually do?

It carries a heavy or awkward load on a flat deck or a cradle, pushed by hand, towed, driven by a battery motor or raised on a hydraulic scissor lift, from one place to another. It keeps the load steady, stops with the load on, and comes with a record of how it was tested. It does not lift a load onto a trailer or hoist it overhead.

Q · 02 Why does capacity assume the load is spread?

Because that is how a rated capacity is defined: the greatest load that can sit evenly over the platform. An even load is shared by every wheel and every part of the frame. A load gathered on a few points is not, and the same total weight can overload one wheel, one axle or one part of the frame while the truck is still well within its plate. So the rating tells you about the truck on a good day, and the real load decides the rest.

Q · 03 Why are the wheel loads worked out one by one?

Because a wheel fails at its own load, not at the average. Where the load's centre sits decides how its weight is shared: equally if it is centred, unequally the moment it moves off the middle, and wholly on one pair of wheels if it sits right over them. The wheels, the axles and the frame are therefore sized from the worst wheel load the real load can put on them, and the arithmetic goes into the record.

Q · 04 Why is the truck tested with the load on?

Because an empty truck behaves like a different truck. Its brakes have less to hold, its wheels carry less, and its centre of gravity is low. A loaded truck is heavier, longer to stop and, with a high load or a raised platform, easier to tip. So the truck is tried with the real load, or a dummy of the same weight and centre, on the real floor, at the real height and on the real slope, and what happens is written down.

Q · 05 Is this the same as the aerial work platform, the jacking system or the stores handling system?

No, and the differences are worth stating precisely. The aerial work platform and boom lift page covers a platform that lifts a person. The hydraulic jacking system page covers jacks that lift a heavy structure and hold it. The automated stores handling and retrieval system page covers automated racking for a depot. This page is the platform truck and platform trolley. A forklift, a crane and a conveyor are different equipment again. It does not replace any of them, and it does not claim what they claim a second time.

Q · 06 Has Neometrix built one of these?

We would rather answer this plainly than let a page imply otherwise. Neometrix has quoted against successive platform truck and platform trolley requirements, and no delivered platform truck is claimed. What stands behind the offer is adjacent: Neometrix engineers an aerial work platform with scissor lifts (see the aerial work platform and boom lift page), a heavy-lift hydraulic jacking system (see the hydraulic jacking system page) and an automated stores handling system (see the automated stores handling and retrieval system page). The motors, batteries, chargers, wheels, castors, pumps and cylinders are catalogue items, bought in, not invented. What Neometrix engineers is the truck around them: the chassis and the cradle, the wheel-load arithmetic, the brake and the lift arrangement, the procedure and the test plan. So the honest position is that the truck is engineered to order, the neighbouring disciplines are in the building, and the first truck of this exact kind will be built around the customer's own load and route rather than taken off a shelf.

Q · 07 Which standard applies, and what can the truck not do?

IS 10311 is the Indian standard for powered platform trucks and their acceptance criteria. It covers low lift, high lift and fixed platform trucks, and it rates a truck for a load spread over its platform as evenly as can be. This page prints none of its limits and no edition year: those come from the standard the customer names and from the load. The truck carries a load and keeps a record. It does not certify a lifting appliance: this page claims no certification or accreditation. No load, speed, capacity or gradient figure is printed here, and approval for use rests with the customer and the authority they name; none is claimed here.

Q · 08 What do you need from us to quote?

Six things, and most of them describe your load rather than the truck. First, the load: its weight, its size and where its centre of gravity sits. Second, the support points: how the load is carried and what it can safely bear on. Third, the route: the floor, the slopes, the doorways and the turns. Fourth, the duty: how often, how far, and whether it is pushed, towed or powered. Fifth, the height: whether a lift is needed, and to what height. Sixth, the record: what you want kept with each truck. From that we come back with a truck concept, a written test plan you can check, and a budgetary price.

The neighbouring handling pages, and how they differ from this one.

Three neighbours: one lifts a person, one lifts a structure, one stores and retrieves.

↗ A lift for a person

Aerial Work Platform & Boom Lift

Scissor, boom and mast platforms rated by an envelope - a platform that carries a person, where this page carries a load.

↗ A lift for a structure

Hydraulic Jacking System

Cylinder jacks with a mechanical lock that lift a heavy structure and hold it - lifting in place, where this page moves a load from place to place.

↗ Automated stores

Automated Stores Handling & Retrieval System

Racking and stacker cranes that find and fetch unit loads at a depot - an automated system, where this page is a truck or a trolley.

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