Baoli EP 20-111 and 111Li: 2,000 kg electric pallet truck for long routes

There is a point at which a warehouse outgrows its pallet. Not because the goods became heavier — but because the journey became longer.

The accompanying electric pallet truck, the one that the operator walks alongside, works great at about thirty meters. At one hundred and fifty meters, repeated sixty times a day, he becomes a machine waiting for a man. The engine could go faster; walking speed cannot.

Baoli EP 20-111 is the answer to that point: an electric pallet truck with a load capacity of 2,000 kg with a folding platform for standing and a speed of up to 12 km/h. The handler no longer walks — he drives.

Content:

• What does the standing platform change
• Calculation: how much time is 12 km/h
• Load capacity 2,000 kg and what it covers
• 345 Ah or 205 Ah Li-ion: which battery to choose
• Who is it intended for?
• Technical specifications
• Price

What does the standing platform change

The platform on EP 20-111 is collapsible, and it’s more important than it sounds. When it is lowered, the operator stands on it and the machine behaves like a small vehicle. When it is raised, the pallet truck is used like any follower — the operator walks next to it, the machine is shorter and it is easier to insert it into a truck or between racks.

Practically, this means that one machine covers two modes of operation that change during the day in the warehouse: a long drive through the hall and small maneuvering on the ramp. With pallets with a fixed platform, the second mode is inconvenient; with the accompanying pallet, the first one is slow.

The platform also comes with protection: while it is lowered, the operator stands within the dimensions of the machine and does not expose his legs to hitting the rack or pallet — which is a frequent injury when walking next to pallets.

Calculation: how much time is 12 km/h

Figures from the catalog are only valid when translated into minutes. Here is the translation.

The man driving the pallet moves at walking speed, approx 5 km/h. A hundred meters goes by in the blink of an eye 72 seconds. The same section on the machine that goes up to 12 km/h takes approx 30 seconds.

The difference is just over 40 seconds in one direction. If that route is covered sixty times during the day — and sixty trips is a normal day in a warehouse that receives and ships goods — it is obtained about 42 minutes a day. It is close to four hours per week; almost two full working days per month.

It’s worth being honest here: speed depends on load and conditions, and no one in the warehouse drives at full speed for the entire section. But even half of that difference means a working day per month — and that’s already an item worth adding to the bill in addition to the price of the machine.

The second part of the calculation is the one that is not measured by a stopwatch: a man who has walked ten kilometers around the hall by noon works slower in the afternoon. The platform eliminates that difference.

Load capacity 2,000 kg and what it covers

Two tons is the top of the range for pallet trucks. In practice, this covers practically every standard euro pallet that appears in distribution: drinks, packaging, building materials in bags, a full pallet of cans.

As with any machine, the choice here is not based on the average pallet, but on the heaviest one that appears. If a 1,800 kg pallet goes through the warehouse once a week, a 1,500 kg machine is not the answer — even if it is sufficient in ninety percent of the cases.

If your maximum load is under 1,500 kg and the routes are short, you probably need a smaller and cheaper machine. We wrote about how that border is drawn in the guide Pallet truck, stacker or forklift?

345 Ah or 205 Ah Li-ion: which battery to choose

The EP 20-111 comes in two designs that differ in terms of battery, and that’s actually the main decision when buying.

EP 20-111 — lead battery 24 V / 345 Ah. Classic solution: lower purchase price, large capacity, proven technology. It is looking for its own — a place to fill, ventilate, top up with distilled water and the discipline not to fill “when it arrives”, but by cycle. If the machine works one shift and stands quietly on the charger at night, this is a rational choice.

EP 20-111Li — lithium-ion battery 24 V / 205 Ah. Lower amp-hours, but it’s not a one-to-one comparison: the Li-ion battery delivers most of its capacity and withstands intercharging — can be plugged in for twenty minutes during a break without damage to service life. There is no water topping up, there is no separate room for filling, and the number of cycles is higher. It costs more at the start and returns the difference where the machine runs in two shifts or without a predictable break.

The rule we suggest is the same as for larger machines: count by the worst day of the month, not the average. If there is a day when the machine has to run continuously for more than one shift, the Li-ion pays off. If there is no such day, a lead battery is a cheaper and perfectly correct solution.

You can find more about the selection, filling and shelf life on the page batteries for forklifts.

Who is it intended for?

EP 20-111 is the right choice for:

• Long routes inside the hall — over a hundred meters per ride, where the speed directly translates into the number of processed pallets.
• Distribution centers and wholesale — lots of unloading and loading, always on the move.
• Work in two shifts — with Li-ion performance and intercharging during breaks.
• Heavier pallets up to two tons — drinks, packaging, building materials.
• Warehouses that “outgrew” following the pallet — where the machine is fine, but the work has long outgrown it.

Not the right choice if the goods are lifted onto the rack — the pallet lifter only rises a few centimeters from the floor, regardless of power. For racks, look electric stackers. It is also not a choice for short haul and low volume, where hand pallet truck or a smaller electric model do the same job for significantly less money — for example Baoli EP 15-03.

Technical specifications

Complete specifications and other models are available on the page electric pallet trucks.

Price

The price is €8,600.00 + VAT.

The stated price is without VAT and refers to registered economic entities; payment is made in dinar equivalent at the middle exchange rate of the NBS on the day of payment. It goes with the machine guarantee for legal entities lasting 12 months*, with service and spare parts provided.

Before we make a recommendation, we ask for three pieces of information: what is the heaviest pallet, how long is the most frequent route i how many hours a day the machine works. It also shows whether you need this machine and which battery.

Send it request for quotation, call 021/6040-505 (Monday–Saturday, 7:00–15:00) or write to info@viljuskari-jovic.rs.

* The guarantee is contracted in accordance with the valid laws of the Republic of Serbia.