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Side-loaders were originally designed in the start of the 1950s by Henry Le Grande Lull from the Lull Manufacturing Company. These units were designed in response to a request from the US Air Force. The initial concept was patented for commercial utilization but it was not made until Lull Manufacturing was taken over by the Baker Raulang Company in nineteen fifty nine. It was Baker Raulang who put the design into production. Later, the name was changed to Baker Traveloader. In the late nineteen fifties, the side-loaders were launched in Europe. The early models were designed by Italian manufacturer Fiora and the afterwards B-P Battioni e Pagani who pioneered the equipment's use within timber yards.
Side-loaders vary a little from forward traveling, counterbalance forklifts in that they have their forks located on the side of the machinery. The operator drives the machinery sitting inside a cabin like a traditional forklift. The unloading, lifting and loading functions are performed by the mast located at the driver's right-hand side. The cargo is normally transported lying on a wooden or metal deck. This helps to decrease distortion, stress and damage to the cargo. New innovations to the side-loader design have incorporated a huge variety of lifting accessories being developed.
Some of the benefits of using side-loaders over reach-stackers or standard forklifts comprise: safer operating conditions, better visibility, and faster traveling speeds as well as the ability to use available space more effectively.
Having an equally distributed cargo it is beneficial to avoid excessive tilting, and lack of vehicle stability, in order to maintain safety. An even cargo helps to avoid unacceptable load concentrations, and unacceptable vehicle axle loading.
The eccentricity of the center of gravity differs, with the load distribution within the container. It is extremely important that the designers of containers and handling machines take this into account in the engineering process. For instance, when sixty percent of the load by mass is distributed in 50% of the container length measured from one end of the equipment, the eccentricity corresponds to 5%.
