Diesel Hydraulic Straddle Carrier: Flexible Operation and Affordable Solution for Container Handling

The diesel hydraulic straddle carrier is a compact, economical, and practical container handling equipment suitable for logistics parks, warehouses, ports, and freight yards. Powered by a diesel engine and equipped with a hydraulic drive system, it enables smooth lifting, flexible steering, and stable operation.

Compared with large straddle carriers, this model offers advantages such as lower operating speed, smaller size, reduced system pressure, and affordable price. It is especially suitable for small and medium-sized yards with flat, hardened ground, providing efficient and safe container loading and unloading operations.

Product Features

• Diesel-hydraulic drive system: Equipped with a multi-cylinder diesel engine and a hydraulic drive system, it delivers strong power and high torque output, ensuring stable traveling and lifting performance under heavy loads.
• Smooth lifting, safe and reliable: The lifting system adopts a Φ180mm hydraulic cylinder and 28mm diameter steel wire rope, providing large lifting capacity, low system pressure, and steady, efficient lifting operations.
• Compact and robust structure: The main frame is made of Q235 steel with high structural strength and good torsional resistance while maintaining low self-weight and compact dimensions.
• Four-wheel steering, flexible control: With a four-wheel steering system, the maximum steering angle reaches 110°, allowing omni-directional turning and lateral movement, ideal for confined operating spaces.
• Stable operation, low pressure: The hydraulic system runs smoothly at a pressure of only 16–18 MPa, effectively reducing energy consumption and mechanical wear to extend service life.
• Economical and easy maintenance: Compared with large reach stackers or container handlers, the diesel hydraulic straddle carrier has a simpler structure and lower maintenance cost—an ideal choice for small and medium-sized yards.
• Applicable conditions: It must be used on flat, hardened, and pothole-free ground to ensure stable and safe traveling.

Diesel Hydraulic Straddle Carrier Types

Integral Diesel Hydraulic Straddle Carrier

High-Lift Integral Diesel Hydraulic Straddle Carrier

Split-Type Diesel Hydraulic Straddle Carrier

Tilting-Type Diesel Hydraulic Straddle Carrier

Integral Diesel Hydraulic Straddle Carrier

The integral diesel hydraulic straddle carrier is designed for small and medium-sized container yards, offering the lowest operating cost among its peers. With a maximum steering angle of 110°, it achieves flexible steering and lateral movement. It is a high-quality, low-cost, and practical solution for container handling.

Features:

• Four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering
• Single-person operation, easy control
• Suitable for logistics companies, warehouses, and ports

Case Display

The integral diesel hydraulic straddle carrier demonstrates excellent performance in container handling operations at medium-sized logistics yards. Its four-wheel drive and steering design enable easy maneuvering in narrow spaces. It is mainly used for handling 20ft and 40ft containers, ensuring stable lifting and efficient operation with low maintenance costs.

High-Lift Integral Diesel Hydraulic Straddle Carrier

The high-lift diesel hydraulic straddle carrier is specially designed for small and medium-sized container yards. It is one of the most cost-effective container lifting machines. Featuring four-wheel drive and four-wheel steering, with a maximum steering angle of 110°, it allows omnidirectional turning and lateral movement with a small turning radius, providing easy and flexible operation.

Features:

• Two-level container stacking capability
• Equipped with 75kW diesel engine for greater lifting power
• High stability and smooth lifting

Case Display

The high-lift diesel hydraulic straddle carrier is specially designed for stacking two layers of containers and transferring heavy loads. With powerful lifting capacity and low system pressure, it ensures safe and steady operations. It is widely used in warehouses and port container yards for container or bulk cargo handling, featuring flexible control and high efficiency.

Split-Type Diesel Hydraulic Straddle Carrier

The split-type diesel hydraulic straddle carrier is powered by a Quanchai 490 diesel engine. Its main structure consists of a welded steel frame, steel wire ropes, a hydraulic travel system with hydraulic motors, gear pumps, steering cylinders, lifting cylinders, and solid rubber tires. The main frame is welded from seamless steel pipes (140×10 mm) made of Q235 material. The steel wire rope has a diameter of 28 mm, and the lifting system uses a 180 mm hydraulic cylinder, providing high lifting capacity, low system pressure, smooth lifting and lowering, and safe, efficient loading and unloading operations. It adopts two-wheel drive and four-wheel steering, with two independent moving units that can operate separately and adjust their spacing freely to accommodate containers of various sizes. The maximum lifting capacity of the container crane is 40 tons.

Features:

• Two-wheel drive, four-wheel steering
• Lightweight and highly maneuverable structure
• Suitable for handling 20ft and 40ft containers

Case Display

The split-type diesel hydraulic straddle carrier consists of two independent moving units that can adjust their spacing to suit containers or large equipment of various sizes. It is ideal for handling 20ft and 40ft containers, modular cargo, or heavy machinery. With a lightweight and flexible structure, it operates efficiently even in confined working areas.

Tilting-Type Diesel Hydraulic Straddle Carrier

The vehicle is specially designed for unloading materials from containers, including liquids and bulk solids. It is powered by a multi-cylinder diesel engine, featuring low working noise and minimal vibration. Both lifting and traveling operations are controlled by a hydraulic system, with the traveling driven by a hydraulic motor. The machine can achieve a maximum tilting angle of 42° for 20-foot containers and 24° for 40-foot containers.

Features:

• Designed for container tilting operations
• Max tilt angle: 42° (20ft), 24° (40ft)
• Dual-unit synchronized operation, adjustable spacing for different container sizes

The diesel hydraulic straddle carrier, with its compact design, stable hydraulic lifting, and flexible four-wheel steering, is an ideal solution for container handling in small and medium-sized yards, logistics parks, and industrial zones. Whether integral, high-lift, split-type, or tilting, each model offers efficient, economical, and easy-to-maintain solutions tailored to different operational needs—helping customers achieve higher handling efficiency and lower operating costs in limited spaces.

For model selection or configuration recommendations, we can provide professional evaluations and customized solutions based on your site conditions (ground hardness, passage width, stacking height, etc.). We also offer spare parts supply and after-sales technical support to ensure long-term, stable operation of your equipment.

Contact us to schedule an on-site assessment or request detailed technical documents and quotations—let the diesel hydraulic straddle carrier bring safer, more efficient, and more economical container handling to your operation.