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Side-loaders were originally designed during the start of the nineteen fifties by Henry Le Grande Lull from the Lull Manufacturing Company. These units were made in response to a request from the US Air Force. The original concept was patented for commercial use but it was not made until Lull Manufacturing was taken over by the Baker Raulang Company during the year 1959. It was Baker Raulang who put the design into production. Later, the name was changed to Baker Traveloader. In the latter part of the 1950s, the side-loaders were introduced to Europe. The early models were designed by Italian manufacturer Fiora and the afterwards B-P Battioni e Pagani who pioneered the equipment's utilization within timber yards.
The side-loader is a little different from the counterbalanced forklift, since the traditional forward-traveling forklifts have front facing forks while the side-loader has side facing forks. The operator though will drive in a cabin similar to those used in traditional forklifts. The lifting, loading, and unloading functions are performed by the mast located at the right-hand side of the driver. The cargo is usually transported lying on a wooden or metal deck. This helps to reduce distortion, stress and damage to the load. New innovations to the side-loader design have incorporated a huge range of lifting accessories being developed.
The utilization of side-loaders as opposed to the reach-stackers or standard forklifts: better visibility, safer operating conditions, and faster traveling speeds as well as the ability to utilize available space more effectively.
Having an equally distributed cargo it is advantageous to avoid lack of vehicle stability, and excessive tilting, so as to maintain safety. A cargo that is even helps to avoid unacceptable vehicle axle loading, and unacceptable load concentrations.
The eccentricity of the center of gravity varies, with the load distribution in the container. It is extremely essential that the designers of handling machinery and containers take this into consideration in the engineering process. For example, when 60% of the load by mass is distributed in 50% of the container length measured from one end of the equipment, the eccentricity corresponds to five percent.
