In Washington, trees aren’t just part of the scenery—they’re part of the economy.
Since the mid-1850s, our forests have supplied the nation (and the world) with top-quality timber. Today, Washington’s lumber industry ranks as the nation's second-largest supplier of softwoods and supports over 100,000 jobs. No wonder “Timber!” isn’t just the call of the logger. It’s the sound of development.
Yet, even historic industries need modern tools. That’s where CombiLift forklifts come in. Made to handle the long, heavy loads typical of Washington’s lumber yards, these multi-directional forklifts are a game changer.
Read on to learn what makes CombiLift so unique and which models we recommend for your lumber yard.
Your lumber yard faces material handling challenges that conventional warehouses don’t.
Yet, you still have to tackle many of the same logical puzzles that confront any warehouse. That duality leaves you with a choice: invest in several machines to move one load or find a single forklift that does it all.
CombiLifts do it all, and here’s how.
CombiLift’s secret weapon is four-way movement.
These forklifts are iconic for their ability to move forward, backward, left, and right with equal agility and ease. This heightened mobility makes them exceptionally suited to maneuvering oversized loads, such as a bunk of studs. Likewise, this eliminates the need to travel with dangerous, lifted loads.
Four-way movement is the foundation of CombiLift’s success in the timber industry.
As mentioned above, CombiLift lumber yard forklifts do the job of three machines in one.
Each lift truck is a combination of a counterbalance, narrow aisle, and sideloader forklift rolled into a single unit. This eliminates the need for multiple forklifts to move an individual load. Reducing double-handling like this improves productivity and cuts down on maintenance costs.
Your busy lumber yard doesn’t have time to use three forklifts when one will do.
Yet, with traditional forklifts, long loads demand extra-wide aisles. This wastes space and dramatically reduces your usable square footage. However, CombiLift forklifts don’t require nearly as much aisle space. With their ability to maneuver in narrow aisles, even with long loads, they can double the capacity of many lumber yards.
More usable space means improved efficiency and increased revenue.
CombiLift forklifts are custom-built.
They build your forklift for your facility. Plain and simple. They customize it to your requirements so that each forklift is precisely what you need. No more trying to make a square peg fit in a round hole. No ad hoc adaptations. Only built-to-purpose solutions.
With CombiLift, you never have to settle for just good enough.
Even within the lumber industry, there is no universal best choice of forklifts.
Consequently, CombiLift offers several models to meet just about every need. Of these, we most commonly recommend the following for lumber yards:
Whatever your requirements, CombiLift forklifts are excellent choices for handling lumber and timber products.
CombiLifts offer a host of unique benefits and customization options.
All that choice can make it challenging to narrow down your options. That's where we can help. Our experts are well-versed in the most common needs of the timber industry. We can examine your facility and offer recommendations for the best CombiLift models for your unique requirements. Let us take your lumber yard to a whole new level.
To learn more about CombiLift forklifts or to request a quote, contact us online or visit one of our locations.
Auburn 253-854-5438
Pasco 509-547-7413
Wenatchee 509-663-9009
Yakima 509-457-5137
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