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Cargo Containers Pt2 - Equipment

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Cargo Handling Equipment

Grav Hand Truck – A small grav-capable hand truck capable of moving Type A and B1 containers. It consists of a pair of 2m long forks attached to a anti-gravity lifter. Once the forks are in place underneath the container, the unit is activated via a small remote unit. Most ports and industrial areas do not use grav hand trucks for movement beyond 100m in height due to safety regulations. TL10 15,000CR

Grav Forklift – Designed to move Type A, B and C containers. A small cab contains the operator station. Standard-sized forks are 3m in length (and may be lengthened to 4m to handle type 2 and 3 sized containers). The forklift is able to lift and move a single container over short distances (typically from a cargo hold to a loading/staging area). TL10, 45,000CR. A forklift designed for low/zero atmosphere is identical to the standard except for a fully-enclosed operators station that allows 8hrs of life support. 55,000CR

Grav Lifting Collar – A remotely-operated lifting device that fits flush with the top of a cargo container. The anti-gravity lifting unit is positioned in the center of the roof of the container and telescoping arms are fitted to each side. It may be modified to fit any sized container. It is generally used for Type B or larger containers. The remote control unit allows the operator to direct the movement of the container. The unit has a built-in speed governor for safety, and allows for a maximum vertical/horizontal movement of 10 meters / minute. TL10, 50,000CR

Grav Container Truck - Used to transport containers to/from the port to various locations. The cab can seet up to three individuals, though typically the only occupant is the driver, who doubles as the loader/unloader. Trucks are available in multiple lengths (6m, 12m and 15m) to accommodate different sized containers. A ‘standard’ truck may carry two containers, stacked on top of each other, with a cargo bed width of 3m. A ‘heavy duty’ version has a cargo bed 6m wide, and may carry up to 4 containers stacked upon one another. The cargo bed has multiple built-in straps that allow containers to be secured. Each truck is equipped with anti-gravity lifters that allow it to travel up to 250kph fully loaded (top speed is 325kph unloaded). Most trucks are powered by fuel cells or hydrogen for economy sake. The trucks may have their cabs fitted with life-support equipment, giving one person 24hrs of life-support, or 3 people 8hrs. Most trucks carry a grav lifting collar for loading/unloading.

Standard trucks
Type Size Cargo Capacity Cost
Small 9m long x 3m wide 2 B1 200,000CR
Medium 15m long x 3m wide 2 D1 225,000CR
Large 18m long x 3m wide 2 E1 250,000CR

Heavy Duty trucks
Type Size Cargo Capacity Cost
Small 9m long x 6m wide 4 B1 or 2 B3 300,000CR
Medium 15m long x 6m wide 4 D1 or 2 D3 325,000CR
Large 18m long x 6m wide 4 E1 or 2 E3 350,000CR
 
Hmm, my 'hand trucks' or palletizers are not remote operated but have a small stand-plate on the rear. Of course, drag-racing them down the warehouse aisles on night-shift is severely frowned upon... :devil:
 
Hmm, my 'hand trucks' or palletizers are not remote operated but have a small stand-plate on the rear. Of course, drag-racing them down the warehouse aisles on night-shift is severely frowned upon... :devil:

See, in the future managment took note of said drag racing (and the associated destruction of equipment and goods) and made these remote control so the employees never got to experiece the 'thrill' of pallet jack races.

Though they seemed to ignore the concept that employees are even MORE daring and destructive when they aren't risking their own lives racing around the warehouse....
 
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Mind I'm a fan of heavy equipment so why not consider the Caterpillar power loader as seen in the film, Aliens, in a zero-G environment it would seem a natural fit so to speak.
 
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