Pony Express 1061 Lithium Electric Tugger

The Pony Express 1061 Lithium is the compact walk behind electric tugger built for shifts that never stop. It hitches to the carts you already own and pulls loads up to 1,500 lb on a flat surface, and the lithium iron phosphate battery pack is hot swappable, so a fresh pack goes on in seconds and the tugger keeps working around the clock instead of sitting on a charger.

The body measures 24.5 inches wide and the hitch reach adjusts from 39 to 54 inches, so one tugger threads through tight hallways, corridors and manufacturing aisles and still fits carts of different lengths. The ergonomic tiller head is height adjustable for each operator, with thumb wheel controls for speed and direction and power on and high and low speed switches on the handle. Like the rest of the line it uses the exchangeable Pony Express hitching and hook system, and the EK Tech engineering team designs a custom hitch or hook when a cart needs one.

The 40 Ah lithium iron phosphate pack recharges in less than 3 hours on the external UL, cUL and CSA listed charger, which accepts 85 to 270 VAC single phase at 50 or 60 Hz. The battery management system gives a visual and audible signal when a pack should be recharged, and Bluetooth lets a supervisor watch battery status on a phone app rather than walking the floor to check. Two speed ranges cover 0 to 1.5 mph on the low setting and 0 to 3.0 mph on the high setting.

Safety is the same package that runs through every Pony Express tugger. Dead man operation brings the unit to a controlled stop when the operator lets go, an emergency belly button switch sits on the control head, an operator controlled 68 dB horn warns people ahead, and an automatic holding brake keeps a parked cart from moving on an incline. Noise stays under 65 dBA, the chassis is welded steel with a powder coated finish, and the drive wheel is puncture proof and non-marking. Need to move 2,000 lb? Look at the Pony Express 1061-HD Lithium, and for 5,000 lb loads see the Pony Express 1065.

Compare it with every model in our lithium tugger range, from 1,500 lb up to 25,000 lb.

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