Heavy, abrasive, dusty, outdoors: brick and building-materials yards are diesel territory — the DF30’s home duty, with dry-type filtration for the dust and a torque converter for the loads.
Scenario challenges
Brick dust kills air filters and links; filtration and service intervals carry the yard.
Yards are unpaved, uneven and occasionally soft; tires and ground clearance work for a living.
Brick and block run dense and hard on forks, tires and hydraulics.
Selection logic
| Decision factor | What to check on site | How this solution is specified |
|---|---|---|
| Dust load | Filtration is a consumable here, not a feature. | DF30 dry-type air filter with service intervals matched to dust — see the diesel maintenance schedule. |
| Dense pallets | Weight is the given; load center varies with product. | DF30 3,000 kg @ 500 mm; long loads derate per the load chart, read before the order. |
| Yard endurance | Continuous outdoor cycles with no charging windows. | Diesel fuel logistics; the fuel consumption model prices the yard honestly. |
| Kiln-side heat and traffic | Heat and congestion around kilns and stock rows. | Hydraulic seat adjustment and 2-stage mast visibility; operator rules per the inspection checklist. |
Recommended models
The yard workhorse — 3.0 t diesel, torque converter, dry-type filtration.
\nWhere the yard goes soft or the loads go off-pad — 4.0 t 4WD rough terrain.
\nSend your product weights, yard surfaces and seasonal conditions — engineering responds within 12 hours on average.
Sawmills, steel mills, construction sites and farms — the heavy-outdoor environments.
The diesel maintenance and fuel consumption guides carry the yard-cost detail this scenario runs on.