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HAND-OPERATED STILLAGE TRUCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Trucks and Dollies (Materials Handling)
- Mobile Hoisting Apparatus
- Automated Materials Handling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stillage truck
1, record 1, English, stillage%20truck
correct, Great Britain, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- skid truck 2, record 1, English, skid%20truck
correct
- hand platform truck 3, record 1, English, hand%20platform%20truck
correct
- hand-operated stillage truck 4, record 1, English, hand%2Doperated%20stillage%20truck
correct, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An elevating type truck for insertion under the deck of a stillage, the elevating motion being manually operated by mechanical leverage or hydraulic pump, to enable the stillage to be raised clear of the ground for movement. 5, record 1, English, - stillage%20truck
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A variation of the pallet truck is the "stillage" or skid truck. Instead of forks, it has a platform that can raise the skid or "stillage" off the ground. 2, record 1, English, - stillage%20truck
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stillage: A load board comprising a single deck supported on bearers or legs ... Stillages ... are not normally intended for stacking. 5, record 1, English, - stillage%20truck
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stillage truck : term standardized by the British Standards Institution; hand-operated stillage truck : term standardized by ISO. 6, record 1, English, - stillage%20truck
Record 1, Key term(s)
- hand operated stillage truck
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chariots de manutention
- Appareils de levage mobiles
- Manutention automatique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chariot élévateur pour plates-formes
1, record 1, French, chariot%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20pour%20plates%2Dformes
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- transplate-forme à bras 2, record 1, French, transplate%2Dforme%20%C3%A0%20bras
correct, masculine noun
- transplateforme 3, record 1, French, transplateforme
correct, masculine noun
- chariot élévateur à bras pour manutention de plates-formes 4, record 1, French, chariot%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20%C3%A0%20bras%20pour%20manutention%20de%20plates%2Dformes
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chariots à bras. [...] Chariots élévateurs pour plates-formes; ils sont constitués essentiellement d'un cadre métallique abaissé ou élevé par le conducteur pour prendre et déposer la charge. Variantes constructives : a) Levée et descente entièrement mécaniques [...] b) Levée mécanique et descente amortie hydrauliquement [...] 1, record 1, French, - chariot%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20pour%20plates%2Dformes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On écrirait mieux «charriot». 5, record 1, French, - chariot%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20pour%20plates%2Dformes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
charriot : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 6, record 1, French, - chariot%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20pour%20plates%2Dformes
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
chariot élévateur à bras pour manutention de plates-formes : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 7, record 1, French, - chariot%20%C3%A9l%C3%A9vateur%20pour%20plates%2Dformes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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