We’ve been designing, innovating, and updating boat-handling forklifts for over 40 years. We specialize in long load center forklifts. Our Marina Bull can safely and reliably lift longer and heavier boats than our competition because we design our lifting systems to handle the forces, stresses, and leverage needed for boats with long load centers.
Safety is a critical characteristic of any high capacity lift. Mishaps can cost money, time, and, worst of all, injury. That’s why Wiggins forklifts have standard safety features and options that not only save lives but also save money.
We have three type of marina lifts, each type with multiple models and customization options to fit your needs:
Our Marina Bull LoPRO has the lowest center of gravity and the heaviest counterweights in the industry, ensuring that you can lift the rated boats at each rack height with the highest confidence.
The Marina eBull is our latest innovation: a zero-emissions marina lift. Stay ahead of the approaching regulations with the Wiggins Marina eBull. All energy is from unique high voltage Lithium Ion battery packs, designed and built by XOS Trucks. Safe High Voltage 720 VDC keeps power delivery strong and efficient while helping to keep weight and costs down. High Torque, direct drive, AC electric motor feeds power to our proven drive axles for high pulling power and gradability. Zero Emissions for clean operations inside buildings without fumes, soot, or noise.
The Marina FLX is a revolutionary new approach to marina lifts. With its all wheel steering it can maneuver in spaces never before possible. The boat sits inside the lift’s body so your aisles just got much narrower. Narrow aisles means more boats and more boats means more customers. This revolutionary lift will change the way you think about your marina
The Marina FLX is a revolutionary new approach to marina lifts. With it’s all wheel steering it can maneuver in spaces never before possible. With all-wheel steering this lift can maneuver like nothing else! The boat sits inside the lift’s body so your aisles just got much narrower. Narrow aisles means more boats and more boats means more customers. This revolutionary lift will change the way you think about your marina.
4-Wheel Steering. Sometimes known as “coordinated steering” or “radius steering,” the front and rear tires can turn at the same angle but in opposite directions. This allows for sharp turns around tight corners without clipping your racks.
Side Step Turns. With all four wheels able to turn 90 degrees, the operator can move the FLX sideways down an aisle with little effort. Traditional lifts would require several back-and-forth turns just to re-orient the lift to move down an aisle. Why change the direction of the lift when you can merely change the direction of the tires?
Crab steering. Racking a boat requires precision. It is not uncommon for an operator to turn too soon or too late. Now, when minor adjustments are needed, corrections can be made without backing out and repeating turns that waste time.
Pivot Turning. The Marina FLX allows the operator to line up the wheels alongside a rack and execute a sharp pivot turn where the inside tires remains stationary and the boat slips easily into its storage bay for quick placement.
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You can reach a qualified sales person M-F, 8am to 5pm at +1 (805) 485-7821
For decades, Wiggins has worked with various branches of military organizations. We have a proven record for completing complex projects on time, on budget, and of the highest quality. Below are a few examples.
Tunnel Truck (US Army)
How do you carry a 12-foot tall panel down an 8 foot high tunnel and then set it upright in a large gallery? Wiggins does so by engineering a 90-degree tilt back, 90-degree rotation, and places the operator out of the way, but where everything can be seen clearly.
Littoral Combat Ship (US Navy)
A fast, stealthy ship that can operate in heavy seas needs a forklift to safely handle mission packages belowdecks. The Wiggins LCS does just that with three computers, a dozen sensors, safety control programming, and a locking stability steer axle. The operator gets the job done safely and quickly—even while the deck is pitching and rolling! UL rated and U.S. Navy-approved, with shock-load analysis and certified for use in heat, cold, rain, salt, and fog.
Boat Handler (Singapore Navy)
For the Singapore Navy, Wiggins designed and manufactured this marina lift with custom forks designed to lift navy boats from trailers. It also sports a custom lift height and fail-safe components. After three days of performance testing specifically required by the Singapore Navy, this lift passed with flying colors.
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Wiggins Lift Co., Inc., know for innovatyion, has been awarded a Top-10 New Product Winner at the 2019 World Ag Expo in Tulare, California.
The eBull is a large capacity, lithium electric forklift. Designed and manufactured by Wiggins Lift Co, Inc., it is the industry’s first commercialized large capacity lithium electric forklift for the agricutlure industry manufactured exclusively in the United States. The eBull uses fast charging lithium-ion batteries, and is the first high-capacity zero emissions forklifts to run continuous shifts. Downtime is minimal with built-in onboard Level 1 and 2 charging, and optional DC quick charge option.
With capacities ranging from 30,000 to 88,000 lbs., it is designed to utilize 12- and 14-pallet attachments in the produce industry. The new large capacity lithium electric forklift.
About the WORLD AG EXPO®. The largest annual agricultural exposition of its kind, World Ag Expo® boasts more than 1,500 exhibitors displaying cutting-edge agricultural technology and equipment on 2.6 million square feet of exhibit space. In 2018, 106,700 people came from 49 states and 63 countries to attend the 51st World Ag Expo®.
Join us this week at the Miami International Boat Show!
Thursday to Monday, Feb 15-19, 2018
Miami Marina Stadium Park and Basin
Stop by Booth E416 and say hello. We’ll have reps from Sales, Engineering, Production on hand, as well as CEO Michele McDowell and President Mike Wiggins. Our Taylor SSI reps are also there, sharing the booth with us.
Don’t forget to join us for a cocktail reception at CG Marina, too! Saturday night, 6-9pm.