First, it is necessary to make clear the actual operation demand of agricultural storage facilities before procurement. Different from ordinary industrial warehouses, agricultural storage scenarios usually need to handle diversified materials including bagged grain, stacked fresh produce turnover boxes, packaged fertilizer and other agricultural supplies, with obvious differences in unit weight and packaging shape. Operators can count the maximum weight of daily frequent handling materials, reserve 10% to 15% of load redundancy on this basis, and avoid selecting models whose rated load is exactly equal to the maximum weight of existing goods, which can effectively reduce the wear of power components caused by long-term high-load operation.

Second, the actual site conditions of the storage facility should be fully matched. Many agricultural storage facilities are built in suburban areas, and the ground of some operation areas is not fully hardened, with scattered straw debris or shallow mud traces in the access channel. It is recommended to select models with wheel material suitable for such complex road conditions, and confirm the overall turning radius of the equipment according to the minimum width of the internal channel of the warehouse, to ensure that the equipment can pass through the narrow channel smoothly. If the storage facility is equipped with independent low-temperature fresh-keeping or cold storage area, operators can give priority to products with low temperature resistant hydraulic components, to avoid the failure of operation caused by the change of fluid viscosity in low temperature environment.

Third, the full life cycle operation cost should be evaluated comprehensively. Operators should not only pay attention to the initial purchase cost, but also consider the matching degree of energy supply conditions in the site, the convenience of obtaining common wearing parts locally, and the actual power consumption level of the equipment under normal operation. Most agricultural storage facilities have stable power supply conditions, and operators can arrange equipment energy replenishment in the low electricity price period of non peak hours, so as to reduce the daily operation cost reasonably. Sufficient local supply of common accessories can also avoid the situation that the equipment cannot be repaired in time during the busy harvest season, and ensure the smooth progress of warehousing and outbound operation.

Fourth, the operation friendliness and safety configuration of the equipment should be investigated. Most of the front-line operation personnel of agricultural storage facilities have not received long-term professional training for industrial logistics equipment. It is recommended to select models with simple and intuitive operation interfaces, which are equipped with basic safety functions such as overload reminder and emergency braking response, so as to reduce the operation learning threshold and effectively avoid safety risks and cargo damage accidents caused by misoperation. Operators can also arrange simple targeted operation training for front-line staff after equipment procurement, to give full play to the use value of the equipment and help improve the overall operation efficiency of agricultural storage links.