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The CartCaddyLite Tug is a battery powered, electric tugs designed with enough power to push or pull carts that can typically be pushed or pulled by one person. This electric tugg has the power for applications involving a wide variety of cart types such as a dollie, hand truck, linen cart, hospital cart, maintenance cart, and hospital bed. The CartCaddyLite Tug has the ability to maneuver easily in extremely tight places. This tug is the smallest, most maneuverable tug available on the market, and it still has plenty of power to handle most push or pull applications.
Some of the CartCaddyLite's Tug's more common applications include a hospital cart, laundry cart, maintenance cart or parts cart. These types of carts typically are less than 1500 lbs and are generally pushed, pulled, and maneuvered manually. Due to the nature of the carts' uses, they are often maneuvered by elderly employees. Use of our battery powered electric tugs to transform these into motorized carts can reduce risks of fatigue and injury to these valuable employees.
Benefits
The CartCaddyLite Tug is ergonomically designed to prevent the strains and pains often associated with manually pushing and pulling heavy carts and equipment. The use of the CartCaddyLite minimizes the risk of injury, which in turn reduces the overall number of workman's compensation and insurance claims. According to OSHA's recently released ergonomics standard proposal, work related musculoskeletal disorders, such as tendonitis and low back pain, account for $20 billion in workers compensation costs each year and 34% of all lost workday injuries.
Due to the nature of the applications, the CartCaddyLite Tugs hospital cart mover is often utilized in environments that employ significant numbers of women and elderly workers. This CartCaddy enables workers of any physical strength and efficiently maneuver large numbers of carts. In turn, this increases productivity and eliminates the physical criteria previously considered when screening employees.
For more information and to find out how you can utilize a CartCaddy at your facility BEFORE having to decide to make a purchase, click here.
The CartCaddyLite electric tugs comes standard with a 24-volt system, 2 12-volt batteries, designed to give the operator 6-hours of continuous use, without moving a load, before recharging. Plenty of battery life to last an entire shift.
The unit has a variable speed twist grip for forward and reverse directions from 0 to 3 mph. The ergonomically correct variable speed feature prevents carpal tunnel and allows the operator to maintain smooth control while intricately maneuvering their load. The CartCaddyLite's ability to go 3 mph allows the machine to keep up with the operator without frustration from waiting for a slowly operating machine when operating the unit from point A to B through-out your facility.
The safety stop switch positioned at the back of the handle bar box immediately stops the machine when depressed to prevent any possible injury from operating the device. This feature is a must when buying any piece of equipment.
The spring hitch option and customized attachment prevent you from having to fabricate multiple attachments on everyone of your carts or equipment. The CartCaddyLite's electric tuggers arm lowers and raises for attaching firmly to the bottom of your cart. Weight is transferred from your cart to the front drive wheels of the CartCaddyLite for better traction when moving your load.
The CartCaddyLite is designed for easy maneuvering and pivoting of your loads. After the arm is attached firmly to your carts or equipment, the unit can pivot a full 180 degrees under the arm. This feature allows for turning your loads a full 90 degrees without jack knifing your cart or manually turning the front of you cart.