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Figure 13-8.-Tiering truck. electric-powered type that has a load capacity of 4,000 pounds and a lifting height of 68 to 150 inches. STRADDLE  TRUCK The straddle truck is a diesel- or gasoline-powered four-wheel vehicle designed to straddle, pick up, and transport loads of long and heavy supplies such as pipe, lumber, and steel. The straddle truck (figure 13-9) is used   as   an   efficient   conveyance   for   intrastation movement  of  palletized  material  at  many  supply activities.  Straddle  trucks  offer  a  faster  and  more efficient method of moving unitized pallet loads over intermediate distances than the tractor-trailer train. PALLET SLING The  pallet  sling  (figure  13-10)  is  used  to  handle  a palletized load for overhead lifting by a crane or ship’s boom. Slings are normally made of cable, but line or Figure 13-9.-Straddle truck. Figure  13-10.—Pallet  slings. 13-4

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