The truck is on the ramp, the driver is in a hurry, and there are two rows of pallets in the trailer. The worker inserts the pallet, the forks enter the pallet — and get stuck on the next row. What follows is what everyone knows: pushing by hand, turning over the boxes, calling the forklift to pull out the first two pallets so that the pallet man has a place to work at all. Fifteen minutes per truck, every day.
The problem is neither the worker nor the machine. The problem is in the length of the villas.
Content
- Geometry that no one measures, and everyone stumbles upon
- Manual or electric: how to choose
- BF 25H-800 — 2,500 kg hand pallet truck
- EPT 20H-800 — electric pallet truck of 2,000 kg
- Two models side by side
- What comes with the machine
Geometry that no one measures, and everyone stumbles upon
Euro palette is 1,200 × 800 mm. A standard semi-trailer has an interior space of approx 13,6 × 2,4 m and in one layer receives 33 euro pallets. To fit so many, the pallets are stacked two in a row, with a side of 1,200 mm across the width of the trailer — twice 1,200 mm equals exactly 2,400 mm.
From this follows what is crucial for the paletter: the side of the 800 mm pallet faces the trailer door, not of 1,200 mm. The pallet that enters from behind accepts the pallet from that, shorter side.
Standard pitchforks are long 1,150 mm, because they are the measure for the warehouse — there, the pallet is taken from the longer side. In the trailer, those same forks pass through a pallet 800 mm deep and they come out 350 mm from the other side, straight to the next line. Hence the jamming, hence “first take it out and then work”.
Villas of 800 mm they fit right inside the palette. The machine is shorter by 350 mm, takes the pallet cleanly and has room to maneuver in a space 2.4 meters wide. The same physics applies to trucks with a hydraulic ramp, to crates and to 600 x 800 mm half-pallets.
Short pitchforks are not a universal solution. For a pallet that is taken from the side of 1,200 mm in the warehouse, a standard pallet truck is still the right choice — shorter forks would carry the load that protrudes over the top. That is why a machine with 800 mm forks is chosen for work in the cargo space, as a supplement, not as a replacement for everything else.
Manual or electric: how to choose
The decision comes down to three questions, and none of them are about price.
How many pallets per day? Up to twenty pallets per shift, the hand pallet truck does the job without question. Beyond that, fatigue starts to show on the pace — dragging a 2.5-ton pallet across a ribbed trailer floor is not the same as across smooth concrete.
Is there a slope? Hydraulic ramp, slope to the warehouse, descent down the bridge — wherever the load wants to move on its own, the electric pallet truck with brake solves what the manual leaves to the power of the workers.
How long does loading take? When the truck is waiting, minutes count. The electric pallet truck not only shortens the journey, but also the number of breaks.
In practice, many have both: the manual remains in the truck as a permanent vehicle equipment, the electric works on the ramp and in the warehouse.
BF 25H-800 — 2,500 kg hand pallet truck
This is a machine without a single part that can lose power. Carrying capacity is 2,500 kg — half a ton more than the electric model — lifting height 200 mm, villas 800 mm, polyurethane wheels.
What is not visible in the photo, but decides how long the machine will last:
- The chassis is robotically welded. Fully automated welding means that every seam is the same as the last — no weak point that only shows up after a year of work.
- The pump is galvanized, type BF. It is a series pump that is produced in tens of millions of pieces per year, with a low rate of complaints; the consequence is that the spare part exists even in ten years.
- The small pump is easily dismantled. In the event of a breakdown, it is not repaired but replaced — the service is shorter and cheaper than disassembling the hydraulics.
- The lever has three positions (lifting, driving, lowering), and the lowering speed is adjustable.
- Reinforced villas with a V-profile and a quality spring in the pump.
The pallet is intended for a standard euro pallet, is delivered from stock and carries a 12-month warranty for legal entities.*
Check out the BF 25H-800 in store →
EPT 20H-800 — electric pallet truck of 2,000 kg
The same range of villas, but with a drive. Carrying capacity is 2,000 kg, villas 800 mm, the width over the pitches 550 mm, and the height of the pitched pitches only 82 mm — also enters the low pallets, not only the standard Euro pallet.
Drive without consumable parts
The drive motor is brushless, 48 V / 1.0 kW. Without brushes, there are no parts to wear out and be replaced every few thousand hours — the motor is virtually maintenance-free. Braking is electromagnetic, with recuperation: when the butterfly lever is released, the machine decelerates to a stop by itself and remains braked. On a slope, it’s not about comfort, it’s about safety.
The speed of movement is 4.0 km/h with load and 4.5 km/h without it, the climb overcomes 6% with load and 20% without it. The noise is below 70 dB, so the machine can work even where people can be heard — in a store, in a workshop, in the early morning on a ramp in a neighborhood.
A battery that can be charged at a regular outlet
Lithium-ion battery 48 V / 10 Ah it is loaded on to a regular 230 V socket. This is a difference that is often underestimated: there is no filling station, no separate room with ventilation, no topping up of distilled water or checking the density of the electrolyte. It plugs in and charges — a full charge takes about two hours.
The battery is removed in seconds. In two-shift operation, the second battery is charged while the first one is working, so the machine does not have a break.
Double polyurethane wheels 80 × 70 mm do not leave marks and do not damage the floor – essential in shops and factories with epoxy floors.
Two models side by side
| BF 25H-800 | EPT 20H-800 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | manual, hydraulic pump | electric, brushless 48 V |
| Carrying capacity | 2,500 kg | 2,000 kg |
| The length of the villas | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Lifting height | 200 mm | — |
| Height of lowered villas | — | 82 mm |
| Brake | none (descent setting) | electromagnetic, recuperative |
| Power supply | — | Li-Ion 48 V / 10 Ah, 230 V charging |
| Wheels | polyurethane | double polyurethane 80 × 70 mm |
| Best for | permanent vehicle equipment, up to ~20 pallets per shift, flat floor | ramp and slope, higher turnover, two-shift work |
What comes with the machine
- Delivery from stock. Both models are in stock in Bačka Palanka — there is no waiting for import.
- Free delivery. By own vehicle to the customer’s warehouse, on the territory of the Republic of Serbia.
- Service and spare parts. Own service center, parts in condition.
- Warranty 12 months for legal entities and entrepreneurs.*
- Estimate immediately. Both machines are shipped from web shop, and the proforma invoice with all the payment information will be sent to your e-mail at the same time — how it looks step by step, we described in instructions for using the web shop.
If you’re not sure which model fits your load, please call 021/6040-505 or write to info@viljuskari-jovic.rs — we will ask how many pallets pass through each day and what the ramp looks like, so we recommend one of the two. Sales are open on weekdays and Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
* The guarantee is contracted in accordance with the applicable laws of the Republic of Serbia. Prices, availability and technical data are shown on the product pages.
Header Photo: Bernd 📷 Dittrich on Unsplash.
Truck pallets — in store
Both pallets with 800 mm forks are available in the store, with price and documentation.
Electric pallet truck EPT 20H-800Hand pallet truck BF 25H-800Call 021/6040-505
