Soft Ground
LIFT S1 SoftYard
DA-LIFT-S1-1500 · 1.5 tonne · 8 in planning stock
The S1 SoftYard is the machine in the viral sit-on videos — a compact electric pallet truck with an operator saddle so one person can move cement, iron sheets and hardware pallets without walking every metre. Built for smooth concrete, packed murram yards and shop floors.
KSh 185,000
- Sit-on saddle seat — ride instead of walk
- 1,500 kg rated load (60 × 25 kg cement bags)
- Polyurethane wheels for smooth floors and packed yards
- 48V lithium pack, ~4–6 hour shift on mixed duty
- Electromagnetic brake + emergency reverse belly button
- Forks 1,150 mm — Euro and most Kenyan timber pallets
Specifications
| Rated load | 1,500 kg |
| Load centre | 600 mm |
| Fork length / width | 1,150 × 160 mm (outer 685 mm) |
| Lift height | 85–200 mm |
| Travel speed laden / empty | 4.0 / 5.0 km/h |
| Gradeability laden | 6% |
| Drive / lift motor | 0.75 kW / 0.5 kW |
| Battery | 48V 20Ah Li-ion |
| Charge time | 2.5–3.5 hours |
| Wheels | PU drive + PU load rollers |
| Operator | Sit-on saddle |
| Service weight | ~210 kg |