Melbourne-based Toyota car dealer Waverley Toyota has gone in-house to help support its service department, with the purchase of a new Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) walkie stacker which matches the quality, durability and reliability of the vehicles it sells.
Waverley Toyota boasts a team of over 80 staff across separate sales and servicing departments in the eastern Melbourne suburbs of Glen Waverley and Mulgrave, the latter of which recently had a problem with their walkie stacker which they couldn’t seem to find a solution for.
Waverley Toyota General Service Manager Tony Maroun has extensive experience with durable and reliable Toyota products, having been the service manager at Waverley Toyota for the last 15 years.
After his incumbent walkie stacker continued breaking down, he looked elsewhere for a replacement, and knowing what to expect from the Toyota brand, made an enquiry to TMHA on a Toyota SWE120S walkie stacker.
Through collaboration between TMHA Area Sales Manager Justin Eagleton and Waverly Toyota the SWE120S deemed suitable, and Waverley Toyota took delivery roughly a month ago. The new machine will be used by the service department to perform important roles like helping remove tubs from Toyota pick-ups, fitting bull bars and moving heavy barrels around the workshop.
The SWE120S walkie stacker is rated to carry loads of up to 1200kg, making it perfect for use in an automotive workshop.
Mr Maroun said the staff in his workshop noticed a number of improvements when driving the new Toyota walkie stacker compared to their previous non-Toyota model, and that it was a great all-round performer.
Operators noticed that the controls are particularly responsive, the speed control function works very well and the forks fit perfectly when picking up loads.
Mr Maroun’s staff says the SWE120S also holds its charge well for all-day operation.
The Toyota Staxio SWE120S is the perfect machine for use in an area such as a mechanical workshop, being compact and easy to use while offering considered design features which promote safe usage.
The tiller arm on the Toyota walkie stacker is designed so that the distance between the operator and forklift is enough to protect their feet while easily viewing the fork tips and load, while the body profile lowers towards the forks to further enhance visibility.
Combined with clear-view masts, this creates the ‘Toyota Totalview’ concept which ensures the operator has as much visibility as possible both at ground level and when positioning at height.
Owners can program the acceleration, speed and braking characteristics of the machine to suit each driver’s individual needs, helping to ensure the workshop is as safe an environment as possible for workers.
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