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Mitsubishi picks up another Archie... and launches Grendia 1.5-5.5 tonne IC engine counterbalance flt.
Award-winning excellence
seat with hip restraints and safety belt; user-friendly controls; a practical layout; clear all-round visibility; smooth operation of all hydraulic and travel functions; and a pleasant working area.
High standard spec
Customers can choose from 14 Grendia ES models between 1.5 and 3.5 tonnes (replacing the previous FD/FG15-35N or ‘N’ series) and 10 Grendia EX models between 4.0 and 5.5 tonnes (replacing and extending the previous FD/FG40- 50K series).
As before, many advanced features are specified as standard. For example, the latest Mitsubishi developments in instrumentation, diagnostics, operator identification and electronic failsafe equipment are all within the basic price of the truck.
f there was an annual award for reliability, Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks would be an automatic shoe-in. Since no such category exists, the company has to content itself with scooping Archies for everything from Ergonomics to Innovation (and everything else in between). This year is no different with Mitsubishi a deserved winner for it’s ground- breaking new low level order picker. Right now, though, all attention is focused on the company’s flagship range of IC engine trucks. For, in this latest incarnation, the world’s favourite forklift offers even high levels of productivity and dependability. To highlight the importance of this development, the product’s ‘family’ has been given a new name: Grendia.
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A name to trust
The name Grendia, Mitsubishi explains, means ‘green diamond’. Green – as in
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Above: Stylish and purposeful: 4.0 to 5.5 tonne GRENDIA EX
the colour of the company’s trucks – is to be seen as a sign of commitment to environmental protection. Diamonds – as in the Mitsubishi logo – are symbolic of high quality, reliability and sound investments.
Described as a truck you can trust absolutely, Grendia has at its heart a choice of rigorously tested diesel and LPG engines that promise non-stop productivity.
Operators will enjoy the fully floating powertrain, with two-speed forward and one-speed reverse transmission, which delivers impressive power and gradeability with minimum noise and vibration.
In fact, the operator’s every need has been considered, in what Mitsubishi calls its ‘ErgoCentric’ approach to forklift truck design. The results include: easy on-off access; a unique, adjustable steering column with position memory; a fully suspended
Mitsubishi has been a pioneer in the field of safety interlock technology. Grendia ES features the Integrated Presence System (IPS), which prevents all travel and mast movement if the driver is not seated. It also provides a seat belt warning light and a parking brake alarm. In IPS2, which is standard on Grendia EX, the handbrake is automatically activated at the push of a button.
The new instrument panel, with its clear LCD display, gives comprehensive information to the operator and manager on speed, time, engine hours and many other useful parameters. Service intervals and fault warnings are also displayed. Using the truck’s laptop connector, service engineers can carry out complex diagnostic procedures quickly and easily.
These sophisticated electronic systems are all manufactured by Mitsubishi, along with many other components – including masts,
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