I know what you are thinking. You are thinking I have lost what mind I had. But seriously Hyster has the technology in their Fortis trucks that use the transmission to help slow the truck down. This transmission is called "DuraMatch." This technology is literally money in the bank. It saves on your brakes, your tires, your floors and operator fatigue.
Well lets start with the brakes. First off the feature that helps with brake wear is called "Auto Decel." Basically when you let up off of the accelerator, the truck uses the transmission to slow itself down. It is fully adjustable to stop quickly or just coast. The beautiful part of this technology is that it wont stop so quickly that the load stability is compromised. This is a huge benefit.
The second feature is the a feature is called "Controlled Power Reversal." What this does is it prevents the wheels from spinning when you go from fwd to rev or rev to fwd. This save big money on tires and also it prevents the unsightly floor scuffs that make the warehouse look like the floors are dirty.
Finally the final benefit of a duramatch transmission is the "Controlled Ramp Roll Back." When a truck that does not have this technology is on a ramp and you let off the brake, the forklift will roll backwards. This technology will prevent this from happening creating a safe work environment.
I hope you found this post to be helpful and educational. The Hyster Duramatch transmission is an amazing advancement in forklift technology and is saving company's thousands of dollars per year.
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