Freight lift dimensions: car, doors, shaft

Below is a table from the catalogues of the brands we supply; general information about freight lifts is on a separate page.

Table: car, doors and shaft by rated load

Dimensions in millimetres: width along the door wall × depth. Doors: clear opening width. Pit and headroom: minimum values.

In the table, Izamet is the Genesis 22 for 1000-2000 kg (the catalogue does not say whether it is a passenger or a freight lift), and MP is the GOOD freight series in the S version; both are machine-room-less. Metron is a hydraulic passenger and freight lift. The pit and headroom for Izamet, and for MP at 1500 and 2000 kg, are given for a speed of 1 m/s; at 1.6 m/s they are larger.

These dimensions are typical; the final ones come from the manufacturer's drawing for your shaft. The LIFTPORTAL (Turkey) catalogue has no shaft tables: we calculate these lifts for each building individually.

We supply, install and maintain Izamet lifts. In 2021 we installed a 1000 kg passenger and freight lift at the Mens shopping centre in Ivano-Frankivsk: project photos.

What affects the size

Rated load

The table of hydraulic GOOD lifts in the MP catalogue gives the maximum car area for each rated load: 3.4 m² for 1500 kg, 5.8 m² for 3000 kg, 11.4 m² for 6500 kg. So a light but bulky load is sized by the floor area it needs, and the rated load comes out higher than the weight of the load itself.

Door type and width

In the MP GOOD freight series, the automatic door panels part from the centre, and there are four or six of them. Two-panel side-opening doors are narrower, but the shaft they need is narrower too. For 1500 kg, MP shows both options:

• centre-opening doors 1300 mm, car 1700 × 2000 mm, shaft 2600 × 2300 mm;
• side-opening doors 1100 mm, car 1400 × 2400 mm, shaft 2300 × 2700 mm.

Izamet also has a second option for 1000 kg: a shaft of 2350 × 1800 mm and a wide car of 1600 × 1400 mm. According to Izamet drawings, the wall opening for the doors is 140 mm wider than the clear opening and 100 mm higher than the door height. The standard door height in all three catalogues is 2000 mm, while for GOOD the MP catalogue gives a clear opening of up to 2500 mm in width and height, and larger on request.

Through car

In a through car, the entrances are opposite each other, and the second one takes up space. In the MP tables, it adds 75 mm to the shaft depth. If the shaft already exists, the car gives up the space. In a LIFTPORTAL (Turkey) calculation for 1000 kg and a shaft of 1800 × 2500 mm, a car with one entrance comes out at 1100 × 2060 mm, while a through car is only 1150 × 1820 mm.

Trolley, pallets, forklift

Add the pallet truck or stacker to the weight of the load, plus the operator if they ride in with it. Measure a pallet together with everything that sticks out beyond its edges. The MP catalogue says that GOOD cars (width 1400-2600 mm, depth 2000-4300 mm) are designed even for an electric forklift, and it advises choosing the sill to suit the type of load: reinforced aluminium, a steel or stainless steel profile, or solid plate. In its hydraulic freight lifts, Kleemann (Greece) reinforces the car, doors and sills and fits bumper rails.

Pit and headroom

The pit is measured from the floor of the lowest stop to the bottom of the shaft, and the headroom from the floor of the top stop to the slab above:

• Izamet Genesis 22: 1200 and 3300 mm at 1 m/s, 1300 and 3600 mm at 1.6 m/s; with an additional safety system, the pit is 1000 and 1150 mm;
• MP GOOD without a machine room: from 1400 and 3700 mm for 1500 kg to 1600 and 4500 mm for 6500 kg;
• hydraulic Metron for 2000-3500 kg: 1200 and 3500 mm in the table, 1300 and 3600 mm in the series summary, so allow for the larger values;
• Kleemann: hydraulic freight lift for 1050-10,000 kg from 1000 and 3450 mm, Atlas Super Gigas for 2500-5000 kg from 1400 and 3900 mm.

A freight platform lift can do without a deep pit. The small Metron freight platform for 500 or 1000 kg needs only a 150 mm pit and 2000 mm of headroom, but it travels at 0.15 m/s.

How to measure your shaft

Measure the clear dimensions of the shaft, from wall to wall:

1. the width and depth at the bottom, in the middle and at the top; the smallest value is used for the calculation;
2. both diagonals in plan;
3. the pit and the headroom;
4. the height between all stops, floor to floor;
5. the door openings on each floor and which side they are on.

The Izamet technical catalogue allows shaft width and depth tolerances of minus 20 to plus 30 mm, and up to 30 mm for the difference between the diagonals and for deviation from vertical. Another of its conditions: the shaft must not be located above a space that people can access, so tell us in advance about a basement or car park under the pit. Do not go down into a shaft with a working lift yourself: our engineer measures it.

Other input data are listed on the MP lift for your shaft page. If there is no shaft, read about external shafts.

Dumbwaiters

A dumbwaiter carries trays, dishes, linen and documents; it is not used to carry people. The LIFTPORTAL (Turkey) dumbwaiter lifts 150-250 kg and serves 2-13 stops, with a shaft height of 1.2 to 46 m. The stainless steel car ranges from 300 × 300 to 1200 × 1200 mm and the external dimensions from 650 × 550 to 1550 × 1450 mm; the doors are manual vertical sliding doors, and the power supply is 380 V. Izamet dumbwaiters start from 100 kg. Learn more: dumbwaiters.

Questions and answers

What shaft size does a 1000 kg lift need?

For the 1000 kg Genesis 22, the Izamet technical catalogue gives a shaft of 1850 × 2500 mm, a car of 1100 × 2100 mm, 1000 mm doors, a 1200 mm pit and 3300 mm of headroom at a speed of 1 m/s.

Can you do without a machine room?

Yes: the Izamet Genesis 22, the MP GOOD in the S version and the Kleemann Atlas Super Gigas work without one. The Kleemann hydraulic freight lift has a machine room, and MP has one in the C version.

How much larger is the shaft for a through car?

In the MP tables, an entrance opposite the first one adds 75 mm to the shaft depth.

What to provide for a quote and how to contact us

For a quote, tell us:

• what you carry, the maximum weight per trip including handling equipment, the size of the load;
• the number of stops and the height between floors;
• the shaft, pit and headroom dimensions, if the shaft already exists;
• which side the doors are on at each floor, whether a person travels with the load, whether there is a machine room.

Our engineer will measure anything missing on site. The site survey and quote are free. Call us: +38 050 585-39-28, in Lviv 097 099-89-87, or leave a request on the contacts page. The page on lift prices explains what the total depends on.

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