Specialty Dock Levelers

McGuire offers a vertically storing hydraulic dock leveler to meet any of your dock equipment needs while providing low lifetime ownership costs, best built-in safety and years of trouble free service.

The VSH leveler offers unmatched environmental control for temperature sensitive applications. The vertical storing design provides the tightest environmental seal when not in use. The VSH’s Push button convenience provides smooth, consistent operation combined with outstanding toughness and dependability.

McGuire VSH levelers can be installed in either a single pre-formed pit or a longer shelf style pit for multiple units.. Various sizes and capacities allow for a large amount of flexibility. VSH levelers come in 6’, 6’6” & 7’ standard widths and 5’ and 6’ standard lengths with 8’ available. Standard capacities for the “VSH” Series are 40K, 45K and 50K CIR (Comparative Industry Rating).

Now available with iDock Controls.

10″ Above – 8″ Below Dock Range
Additional space inside the building is money. Our unique 10” above and 8” below dock level working range on a 6’ long unit saves space inside the building without compromising operational range. Put that space to work for you.

Standard Run-off Guards on Sides
Run-off guards assist in the prevention of accidents by keeping your forklift driver near the center of the unit. We provide this important safety feature with individual pits as well as continuous pits.

Mechanical and Hydraulic Locking Mechanism’s For Redundant Safety
Our automatically engaged mechanical storage prop assists the hydraulic system to lock the unit in the up positon. Use of the down button automatically releases this lock and allows the unit to lower safely.

Power Up and Power Down Control
Our constant pressure up, down and lip buttons require the operator to continually monitor positioning of unit. Release of a button prematurely stops the unit wherever it is and alerts the attendant that they must be involved to operate the unit.

The yard ramp allows for traffic to move from the dock level down to the ground or from the ground up into the back of a truck, which helps loading/unloading flow smoothly. The 18” industrial solid rubber pneumatic tires allow for easy movement of the ramp around your shipping yard to have you ready in minutes to begin loading/unloading. The hydraulic adjustment system permits fast reliable height adjustment of the yard ramp with virtually any trailer bed height.

Versatility is Paramount in a Yard Ramp
The standard heavy duty axle assembly with 18” industrial solid rubber pneumatic tires provides excellent mobility for positioning. In addition the axle assembly can be removed or raised for permanent dock ramp installations.

Multiple Lengths Available
A 30’ length for ground to dock and a 36’ length with a 6’ level off for trailer usage are both standard by McGuire. Both types have high visibility 8” yellow run-off guards. The longer unit with level off has standard safety chains to attach to a trailer.

Versatile Design for Portable Ramp Requirements
If a temporary loading dock is required consider the Yard Ramp from McGuire. Designed for use in Dock to grade applications, loading and unloading freight carriers or rail cars, new construction sites with no existing dock or temporary shipping yards we have what you need.

Structurally Sound With a Variety of Widths and Capacities
Heavy duty formed steel girders fully welded to high strength steel joists and a serrated bar grating floor provide excellent traction. These units come in either a 70” width, with inside width of 64”, or 84” width, with 78” inside width. Capacities available are 16,000, 20,000, 25000 and 30,000 pounds.

Tow Clamp
The “tow clamp” connects between the ramp pocket and the tow hitch of your fork truck and permits easy transportation of the ramp over longer distances.