About the 2.5T Lithium Rough Terrain Forklift
The 2.5T lithium rough terrain forklift is the right machine when a site needs outdoor lifting capability without combustion emissions — environments like construction sites subject to clean-air requirements, agricultural operations near food produce, or event and festival staging where diesel fumes are unacceptable. With large-section pneumatic tyres front and rear, high ground clearance, and a robust open-cabin operator station, it handles the gravel, grass, compacted earth, and uneven surfaces that would compromise a standard warehouse counterbalance machine. The lithium-ion battery system removes the need for diesel fuel management on site and delivers consistent power output across the full charge cycle — the machine performs at rated capacity whether the battery is at 100% or approaching its lower charge threshold, which is not the case with lead-acid alternatives.
At 2,500kg rated capacity and a 5.5m maximum lift height, the machine covers a practical range of outdoor materials-handling tasks — from pallet stacking and loading flatbed trucks to positioning building materials and raising equipment at height. Rough terrain forklifts of this class are typically fitted with a wide-view duplex mast and pneumatic tyres sized for outdoor traction, and the Hangcha lithium RT carries those characteristics while replacing the engine drivetrain with a zero-emission electric powertrain. This makes it genuinely useful for sites where a diesel RT would otherwise be the only option but combustion engines are restricted, undesirable, or simply operationally inconvenient compared to the plug-in simplicity of a lithium machine.
Key Features
- Lithium-ion powertrain in an outdoor-rated body — delivers the rough terrain tyre profile, ground clearance, and load capacity of a diesel RT machine without tailpipe emissions; suitable for sites with clean-air requirements or emission-sensitive operations
- Large-section pneumatic tyres — wide-section front tyres (12-16.5-14PR) and turf-friendly rear tyres (27x10-12-12PR) provide stable flotation and traction on gravel, compacted earth, grass, and light mud without tearing up surfaces
- 240mm laden ground clearance — sufficient clearance for uneven construction or agricultural ground; the machine can traverse site obstacles that would high-centre a standard warehouse counterbalance forklift
- Up to 5.5m lift height — covers flatbed truck loading, mezzanine-height stacking, and material placement at working height across outdoor and semi-outdoor environments
