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The STILL RC Series is STILL's range of internal-combustion counterbalanced forklift trucks, powered by either diesel or LP gas (LPG) engines. It is positioned as the robust, value-focused line in STILL's counterbalanced offer: a seated rider truck built for general pallet and goods handling rather than for specialist niche work. The current generation carries the RC 42 designation and replaces the earlier RC 40 trucks.
In the current RC 42 range, eight models cover rated capacities from 1.5 t to 5.0 t. The line-up runs RC 42-15, RC 42-18, RC 42-20, RC 42-25, RC 42-30, RC 42-35, RC 42-40 and RC 42-50, where the number after the dash indicates nominal capacity in hundreds of kilograms. Standard lift height is 3,000 mm, with taller telescopic, HiLo and triplex masts available, and travel speeds across the range fall between roughly 15 and 24 km/h.
Within the wider material-handling category, the RC sits alongside STILL's electric counterbalanced and warehouse equipment as the diesel and LPG counterbalanced option for yards, ramps and mixed indoor/outdoor sites. This profile is based on AssetBase data, supported by STILL's published technical documentation, to show how the models, variants and specifications compare in practice.
The main takeaway: the RC Series is a compact-to-heavy diesel and LPG forklift family spanning 1.5–5.0 t, designed for everyday handling rather than specialist tasks.
STILL RC Series models covered
The RC 42 range is organised by capacity. Lighter models in the 1.5–2.0 t band suit tighter aisles and lighter loads, the 2.5–3.5 t models cover the most common general-handling weights, and the 4.0–5.0 t models step up to heavier pallets, containers and trailer work. All are seated counterbalanced trucks, available in diesel or LP gas.
The main takeaway: the model number maps directly to capacity, so selection usually starts with the heaviest load the truck must lift.
What the STILL RC Series is used for
In practice, the RC Series is a general-purpose counterbalanced forklift. It carries loads on forks at the front, balanced by a counterweight at the rear, so it can drive up to a load, lift it, transport it and place it without needing supporting outriggers. This makes it suited to loading and unloading vehicles, moving palletised goods, staging stock and stacking to height.
The trucks are seated rider models aimed at medium to heavy use. Because they run on diesel or LP gas rather than batteries, they are well suited to outdoor and semi-covered environments such as loading docks, builders' yards, manufacturing sites and distribution areas where refuelling is quicker than recharging and where ground conditions are variable.
For fleet teams, the practical fit is broad: standard lift height is 3,000 mm with taller masts available, capacity spans 1.5–5.0 t across the eight models, and travel speeds of roughly 15–24 km/h support steady transport over typical yard distances. The main selection decisions are load weight, lift height, drive type and the working environment.
Variants and configurations explained
Most of the meaningful differences within the RC Series come from configuration rather than from separate sub-models. The capacity suffix sets the truck class, while the drive type, mast and tyres define how the truck behaves on site. For an operator or fleet manager, these choices change emissions and refuelling, stacking height, free lift and ride quality far more than cosmetic differences do.
The main operational difference: drive type and mast choice have the biggest day-to-day impact, deciding how the truck refuels, where it can work comfortably and how high it can stack.
Key specification signals
When comparing trucks within the RC Series, a handful of figures do most of the work: rated capacity, lift height, drive type and travel speed. Capacity defines the class, lift height and mast type define stacking reach, and drive type shapes both the working environment and refuelling pattern.
For the 4–5 t models, STILL's datasheet prints further detail: six-cylinder industrial engines rated from 52 kW to 69.8 kW, EU Stage IIIa emission compliance, a 90-litre diesel tank, and gradeability of 20%.
The practical takeaway: standard lift height is consistent across the range, so capacity, drive type and mast options are the real differentiators. A more detailed technical profile is available in AssetBase.
Energy use and lifecycle CO₂ context
Because the RC Series runs on diesel or LP gas, its operational energy use is fuel consumption rather than electricity. Fuel use depends heavily on how intensively the truck is worked: hours per shift, load weights, lift heights and how much idling and travel the duty cycle involves. A truck used for occasional staging will burn far less than one running multi-shift trailer loading.
Operational emissions and lifecycle CO₂ are best understood separately. Tailpipe emissions follow fuel burned during use, while lifecycle CO₂ also includes production, the engine and fuel system, transport, maintenance and end-of-life treatment. The STILL datasheets used for this profile do not print comparable fuel-consumption or CO₂ figures for the RC models, so direct emissions comparison from the datasheets alone is limited.
EmissionBase® helps separate operational energy from broader lifecycle CO₂ assumptions such as production, battery or engine system, transport, maintenance and end-of-life treatment.
How this asset fits into wider diesel and LP gas forklift coverage
Within STILL's own range, the RC sits as the value-focused internal-combustion line. It runs alongside the premium internal-combustion RX 70 counterbalanced trucks and the electric RX 60 and RX 20 counterbalanced ranges, which cover operators who need higher specification, lower local emissions or battery operation. The RC's role is to deliver dependable diesel and LPG handling without specialist features.
More broadly, the RC Series competes in the same segment as other mainstream IC counterbalanced ranges such as Linde's H series, Toyota's Tonero, Jungheinrich's DFG/TFG and equivalents from Hyster and Yale. It also sits next to adjacent asset types, including electric counterbalanced trucks and warehouse equipment such as reach trucks and pallet trucks, which handle different parts of the same logistics workflow.
In short, the RC Series occupies the everyday diesel and LPG slot in a broader counterbalanced and warehouse-truck landscape.
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