Yale Materials Handling Corporation announces a new line of industrial engines from Power Solutions International Inc (PSI) for its 3,000- to 7,000-pound Class IV and V lift trucks.
Featuring Yale Flex Performance Technology, the new engines offer fuel efficiency and power coupled with reduced maintenance requirements, enabling operators to move more loads with less downtime.
Flex Performance Technology is an advanced feature that comes standard with the new PSI industrial engines. This technology provides selectable performance modes that allow the truck’s performance to be tailored to operational demands, empowering operators to maximize fuel economy or enhance performance based on fluctuating demand.
Designed with productivity in mind, the new PSI engines also offer extended service intervals and reduced periodic maintenance requirements, helping decrease maintenance and downtime. They feature hydraulic valve lifters instead of mechanical lifters, eliminating the need for valve adjustments, while a coil-over plug ignition design eliminates spark plug wires and associated replacement requirements.
Andrew Omahen, product manager at Yale, said, “Customers using Yale’s new PSI engine will not only see greater fuel efficiency, but also increased travel and hoist speeds along with increased horsepower—up to 10% over the previous engine.”
The new engines underwent more than 30,000 hours of rigorous testing to ensure maximum reliability and performance. Yale lift trucks with PSI engines are available for order with production beginning in the first quarter of 2015.
Yale markets a full line of materials-handling lift truck products and services, including electric-, gas-, LP-gas-, and diesel-powered lift trucks; and narrow aisle, very narrow aisle, and motorized hand trucks. Trucks are manufactured in an ISO 9001:2008-registered facility and range in capacity from 2,000 to 36,000 lbs.
For more information or to find a lift truck dealer, call 1-800-233-YALE or access www.yale.com.
