Ekuqaleni kuka-2026, ikhasimende elisebenza kuphrojekthi ekude yasentabeni langicela i-forklift evamile yamathani angu-5. Kuzwakale njengesicelo esijwayelekile, ngaze ngabheka izithombe zesayithi. Umhlabathi wawungekho ukhonkolo. Kwakungamatshe, udaka nomhlabathi ogqwalile. Kwakukhona ukuthambekela okungama-degree angu-15 phakathi kwendawo yokuthulula kanye negceke lokugcina, futhi isiza sasibhekene nenkathi yemvula ende. Ngama ngatshela ikhasimende ukuthi sidinga ukukhuluma ngendawo ngaphambi kokuba sikhulume ngentengo.
Leyo ngxoxo yashintsha indlela engikhetha ngayo ama-forklift emsebenzini wangaphandle.

Ikhasimende liphathe iphrojekthi yomgwaqo wasemaphandleni endaweni enezintaba eNingizimu Melika. Babenesikhungo esincane esingaphansi kwentaba. Njalo ngesonto, kwafika amaloli amahlanu noma ayisithupha nezikhwama zikasimende, amapayipi ensimbi nezingodo, amathani angaba ngu-15 kuya kwangu-20 iloli ngalinye. Izisebenzi kwakudingeka zehlise amaloli, ziyise impahla endaweni evulekile yokugcina izinto, futhi kamuva zithwale imithwalo engamakhulu ambalwa amamitha ukuya ezindaweni zokusebenza.
Imithwalo eyodwa enzima kakhulu yayiyi-1,000 kuya ku-1,500 kg. Isamba somthamo wansuku zonke sasingamathani angama-20 kuye kwangama-30. Ibanga lokuhamba lalifika kumamitha angu-500 phezu kohlava kanye nokungcola okugcwele.
Lokho kuzwakala njengomsebenzi wanoma iyiphi i-forklift. Kodwa izimo ezintathu zakwenza kwahluka. Igceke laphenduka udaka ngemuva kwemvula. Umthambeka wama-degree angu-15 bekufanele ukhushulwe ngalo lonke uhambo olulayishiwe. Futhi opharetha wayenolwazi oluyisisekelo, ngakho umshini wawungenakuncika endleleni yokushayela ephelele.
Lapho ngibheka lezo zimo ngokumelene ne-forklift yendawo yokugcina impahla, ngabona izinkinga ezine. Amathayi amancane nokudedelwa phansi phansi kwakusho ukuthi i-chassis izoshayisa amatshe nezinsimbi, futhi amathayi acwile odakeni. Amabili-amasondo asho ukuthi umshini uzophenduka futhi ushelele emthambekeni omanzi. Inkathi yemvula ende yayisho udaka kwakuyisimo sansuku zonke, hhayi okuhlukile. Futhi umshini owawulokhu ubhajwa wawubambezela lonke uchungechunge lokuthengwa kwempahla.
Ngitshele ikhasimende ngokwethembeka: i-forklift evamile ingase isebenze amasonto amabili, bese ichitha amasonto amabili alandelayo ilungiswa. Akusona isixazululo leso. Ikhasimende lalidinga i-forklift yendawo emagebhugebhu eyakhelwe izimo zangaphandle, futhi sidlule ekukhetheni ndawonye.
Amandla afika kuqala, kodwa hhayi ngesizathu abantu abaningi abasilindele. Sikhethe u-5,000 kg, hhayi ngoba wonke umthwalo ube nesisindo samathani angu-5, kodwa ngoba ikhasimende lalidinga umkhawulo nokuzinza. Inqwaba engamathani angu-1.5 emshinini wamathani angu-5 ishiya imajini yokuphepha ebanzi, futhi isisindo esengeziwe sigcina umshini uzinzile endaweni emagebhugebhu.
Amasondo -amane abelandelayo. Kugravel exegayo kanye nasemithambekeni engu-15{{5}degree, ukudonsa kunquma yonke into. Njengoba wonke amasondo amane eshayela, i-forklift ilokhu ihamba odakeni olumanzi kanye netshe elixegayo. Imishini emibili{{6}edonsa ngamasondo ilahlekelwa ukudonsa lapho amasondo ezungeza noma uma iphakama ingemuva. Kule sayithi, i-forklift ye-4 wheel drive yayingeyona into ewubukhazikhazi. Kwakungumehluko phakathi kokuhamba nokuhlala ubambekile.
Amasondo ayeyingxenye engavumanga ukuhlehla kuyo. Isondo liwukuphela kwengxenye yomshini ethinta phansi, futhi lapha kwakunodaka namatshe. Sikhethe amathayi{2}owomoya aphuma emgwaqeni anokunyathela okujulile. Amathayi abanzi asakaza isisindo ukuze umshini ungacwi kalula, futhi ukunyathela okujulile kubambe phezulu lapho ukhuphuka.
Ukususwa komhlaba kwakubalulekile ngokufanayo. Igceke lalinamarusha, amatshe nezimpande zezihlahla. Umshini ophansi uzoshaya i-chassis yawo kuzo zonke izithiyo. Sikhethe indawo engaba ngu-300 mm ukuze indawo engaphansi idlule lapho i-forklift egcina impahla ingakwazi.
Ekugcineni, sibheke amandla enjini nokuzinza. Indawo yayinemithambeka kanye nezinsuku zokuhamba ezinde, ngakho injini yayidinga itorque eyanele ukuze ikhuphuke igcwele futhi isebenze usuku lonke ngaphandle kobunzima. Futhi ngenxa yokuthi ukuphepha kubaluleke ngaphezu kwejubane egqumeni, sakhetha umshini one-wheelbase ebanzi, indawo ephansi yamandla adonsela phansi, kanye nensika etshekile ukuze imithwalo ihlale ilenga emthambekeni.

Umshini wafika ngenkathi eyomile. Ukukhipha kwakuyisivivinyo sokuqala. Iloli eliyi-flatbed elalivame ukuthatha usuku lonke lisebenza ngezandla manje selithathe cishe amahora amabili. Ukuphakama kwamamitha angu-3 kwasusa umbhede weloli kalula.
Umthambeka wawuyisivivinyo sangempela. Ngenqwaba yesimende engu-1,500 kg ezimfolokoni, i-forklift yakhuphuka i-slope engu-15-degree ngegiya eliphansi ngaphandle kokushelela. Umsebenzisi wangitshela kamuva ukuthi ngesikhathi eyibona ikhuphuka nomthwalo ogcwele, wayeka ukungabaza umshini.
Lapho kuqala inkathi yemvula, igceke laphenduka udaka. Imishini ikhasimende elaliyizamile ngaphambili yayingakwazi ukuhamba kulolo daka. Le forklift iqhubekile nokusebenza. Yacwila kancane ezindaweni ezithambile, kodwa amathayi abanzi ayigcina inyakaza, futhi izisebenzi zafunda ukugwema izindawo ezimbi kakhulu. Lo mshini wawusebenza amahora ayisithupha kuya kwayisishiyagalombili ngosuku, izinsuku eziyisithupha ngesonto, futhi ezinyangeni ezintathu zokuqala awuphukanga kanye.

Sazifinyelela izinkinga, futhi sazixazulula ndawonye.
Okokuqala, endaweni enodaka ezansi nomthambeka, i-forklift yalahlekelwa ukudonsa isikhashana. Sibeka umfutho wesondo endaweni ethambile-yaphansi ukuze amathayi asakazeke kakhulu, futhi saqeqesha opharetha ukuthi asebenzise-ibanga eliphansi lejubane odakeni ukuze amasondo angajiki. Ngemva kwalokho, isiqeshana esifanayo asiphindanga saba yinkinga. Ngafunda ukuthi umshini uyingxenye yesixazululo kuphela. Ukuthi isethwe futhi iqhutshwa kanjani enye ingxenye.
Okwesibili, ikhasimende likhathazeke ngokulungiswa kude nesikhungo sesevisi. Ngawahambisa ezindaweni zokulungisa ngaphambi kokulethwa. Ukufinyelela kwenjini kuqondile, sinikeze ikhithi yezingxenye eziyisipele iminyaka emibili yokuqala, futhi sathumela uhlelo lokulungisa ngolimi lwabo. Umakhenikha wabo wayephethe isevisi evamile.
Okwesithathu, kwakukhona izindleko. I-forklift yendawo engalungile ibiza ngaphezu kwejwayelekile, futhi angizange ngenze sengathi ngenye indlela. Kodwa saqhathanisa izindleko zangempela. I-forklift ithathe indawo yesikhathi esiqashiwe se-crane, ukuphatha okuningi ngesandla, kanye nesikhathi sokungasebenzi kwemishini ababeyizamile ngaphambili. Lapho sihlanganisa lokho kulondoloza ndawonye, izindleko eziphelele zobunikazi zaziphansi. Ngemuva kwesizini yokuqala, ikhasimende la-oda umshini wesibili wesiza esiseduze.
Ngangivame ukucabanga ukuthi ukuphakamisa umthamo yinto yokuqala okufanele ikhasimende likucabangele. Ngemva kwale phrojekthi, ngabona ukuthi indawo ngokuvamile inquma ukuthi i-forklift ingakwazi ukwenza umsebenzi nhlobo.
Manje ngibheka umhlabathi kuqala, bese kuba umthambeka, bese kuba imithwalo, bese kuba amahora okusebenza, bese kuba ukugcinwa nokuphepha. I-forklift ye-flat factory floor ingakhethwa ikakhulukazi ngomthamo. I-forklift yephrojekthi yezintaba kufanele ikhethwe endaweni kuqala, futhi umthamo wesibili.
I-forklift elungile ayihlali inamandla aphezulu. Yiyo ehambisana nendawo yokusebenza yangempela. Uma uthenga i-forklift yendawo yokwakha, ipulazi, noma yimuphi umsebenzi wangaphandle, qala ngezimo zaphansi, hhayi i-spec sheet.
