Rippa RF30E

The RF30E moves into the heavy-goods class: moulds and subassemblies in a production hall, stone blocks and slabs, rolls of paper or film, double Euro pallets, packaged engines and machinery, pressed bales. It lifts 3,000 kg up to 3,000 mm, and the mast tilts 6° forwards and 12° backwards, for loads that need to be held tight against the load backrest.

Here the chassis changes, not just the motor: the length without forks increases to 2,700 mm, the width decreases to 1,100 mm, the front overhang shortens to 100 mm and the rear overhang to 200 mm, and the unladen weight reaches 3,900 kg. The travel motor is 7,500 W and the hydraulic lift motor 5,000 W, powered at 60 V by ten maintenance-free 12 V batteries.

This is a machine for production halls and warehouses where heavy goods move every shift, indoors, with no exhaust fumes. The narrower 1,100 mm chassis helps in the aisles, but the 2,700 mm length without forks needs room to turn, and 3,900 kg empty, plus the load, means transport on a flatbed and checking the floor slab. The overhead guard rises to 2,150 mm, with 990 mm of clearance from the seat upwards.

The axles are truck-type — a one-piece cast steel drive axle and a steering axle made of thick plate — and braking is hydraulic, with a separate handbrake. Steering is hydraulic power steering, the lift cylinders have ground bushings, and the electrical system includes headlights, indicators, brake light, running lights, dashboard and horn. The catalogue configuration comes with a fork side shifter (side shift).

Standard equipment

• Rated load 3,000 kg at a 500 mm load centre
• Long chassis: 2,700 mm without forks, width 1,100 mm, unladen weight 3,900 kg
• 7,500 W travel motor and 5,000 W hydraulic lift motor
• Ten maintenance-free 12 V batteries, 60 V system
• Front overhang of 100 mm and rear overhang of 200 mm
• Overhead guard at 2,150 mm, with 990 mm from the seat upwards
• Lift up to 3,000 mm; the fork carriage with lock rises to 3,900 mm