This new ‘sledge’ concept
design from Packline, for moving barrels of wine and spirits, is an economical
solution for moving barrels.
The new wine sledge or trolley is designed to handle
wine casks throughout the chain of wine production, from cleaning, refilling
and transport through narrow corridors connecting different storage cellars, encompassing
the complete process.
Benefits and Features:
Compact size to ensure the wine trolley is suitable for
the narrow corridors and aisles of the wine cellars. Ideal for loading and
unloading wine barrels in this restricted area.
The design
of the wine sledge facilities every stage of the wine making process, for
example, transporting the barrels to and from the filling station, washing
station or storage cellar.
The
multi-directional wheels enable the trolley to turn virtually on its axis in
confined spaces such as the aisles of wine cellars. The frame of the trolley is
mounted onto four castors; two fixed and two multi-directional, with a foot
operated brake.
Fixed onto the frame, the support system for handling the
barrel is composed of four multidirectional ‘rollers’,
limited in their horizontal rotation by two stops, ensuring their
positioning and automatically adapting to the curvature of different types of
wooden barrels. Two of these rollers are provided with a manually operated
brake, ensuring safe transport of the barrels. This support system allows 360 degree horizontal
rotation of the barrel, enabling the operator to lock the ‘mouth’ of the wine
barrel to the desired position for filling with wine or spirits, depending on
the operations performed.
The standard
version of this truck can transport casks up to a capacity of 450 kg. The wine
sledge can be adapted to transport bulkier and heavier barrels.
The trolley
is suitable for single operator use.
Manual
operation as standard (motorized available on request).
Designed for
use with wooden wine barrels.
For more
information on the wine barrel trolley or Packline’s full range of lifting and
handling equipment, contact us on +44 (0)1202 307700 or visit
www.packline.co.uk.
