A reach stacker is a highly flexible container stacking and handling machinery. Its main structural feature is that it is equipped with a retractable and pitching arm frame on a self-propelled tire chassis, equipped with an international standard container-specific lifting tool that can be extended and rotated. It can perform arm frame extension, pitching, and lifting tool rotation while the vehicle is loaded and moving in parallel.
Hydraulic systems play an important role in energy transfer and control in reach stacker, which makes It widely used in container terminals, yards, and transfer stations.