Combilift side loaders: Combi-SL, Combi-SLE and Combi-4WSL
Moving long, heavy loads such as steel, timber and pipe lengthways through yards, gates and narrow aisles. Combilift's Combi-SL, SLE and 4WSL side loaders, 4.5 to 6 tonnes.

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The Side loaders at a glance
A side loader carries its load along its side rather than out in front, so long steel, timber and pipe travel lengthways. That means narrower aisles, and gateways a front-loading truck could never get a long load through. There are two kinds: the three-wheel Combi-SL, which can also drive in four directions, and the four-wheel Combi-4WSL, a two-directional side loader.
- Newspecifications listed to order
- 4.5 - 6.0 trated capacity across the range
Specification
Combi-SL and SLE
- SL4500, SL5000 and SL6000: 4,500, 5,000 and 6,000 kg, with all-wheel hydrostatic drive and a standard lift of 4,040 mm. Earlier trucks carry the names C4500SL, C5000SL and C6000SL.
- SLE5000: the electric version, rated at 5,000 kg.
The SL comes with a reverse cab position or a front-access cab. It works in narrow aisles and can block or bulk stack.
Specifications
| Truck type | Side loader: three-wheel multi-directional (Combi-SL, SLE) or four-wheel two-directional (Combi-4WSL) |
|---|---|
| Models | SL4500, SL5000, SL6000, SLE5000; C5000 4WSL, C6000 4WSL; earlier C4500SL, C5000SL, C6000SL |
| Rated capacity | 4,500 / 5,000 / 6,000 kg (Combi-SL); 5,000 kg (SLE5000); 5,000 / 6,000 kg (Combi-4WSL) |
| Power | Diesel or LPG; electric on the SLE5000 |
| Drive | All-wheel hydrostatic (Combi-SL) |
| Standard lift height | 4,040 mm (Combi-SL) |
| Travel speed | 20 km/h (Combi-SL); 25 km/h (Combi-4WSL) |
| Engine (Combi-4WSL) | Deutz diesel or GM 4.3 litre LPG, 75 kW |
Specifications are for a new machine. Each used machine in stock is listed below with its own.
New to order
New Combilift Side loaders built to order
New specifications ordered from the factory, built to the capacity, mast and options you choose. New machinery lead times are as low as 2-3 weeks.
| Machine | Capacity | Lift height | Mast | Hire or price | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
New2026 Combilift SL6000 Gas | 6000 kg | 4040 mm | 2-Stage Full Free Lift / Triplex Full Free Lift | Call for a price | Ask about this |
New2026 Combilift SL5000 Diesel | 5000 kg | 4040 mm | 2-Stage Full Free Lift / Triplex Full Free Lift | Call for a price | Ask about this |
New2026 Combilift C5000 4WSL Diesel | 5000 kg | 4040 mm | 2-Stage Full Free Lift / Triplex Full Free Lift | Call for a price | Ask about this |
New2026 Combilift SL4500 Diesel | 4500 kg | 4040 mm | 2-Stage Full Free Lift / Triplex Full Free Lift | Call for a price | Ask about this |
New2026 Combilift C6000 4WSL Diesel | 6000 kg | 4040 mm | 2-Stage Full Free Lift / Triplex Full Free Lift | Call for a price | Ask about this |
New2026 Combilift C5000 4WSL Gas | 5000 kg | 4040 mm | 2-Stage Full Free Lift / Triplex Full Free Lift | Call for a price | Ask about this |
New2026 Combilift SL4500 Gas | 4500 kg | 4040 mm | 2-Stage Full Free Lift / Triplex Full Free Lift | Call for a price | Ask about this |
New2026 Combilift SLE 5000 Electric | 5000 kg | 4040 mm | 2-Stage Full Free Lift / Triplex Full Free Lift | Call for a price | Ask about this |
New2026 Combilift C6000 4WSL Gas | 6000 kg | 4040 mm | 2-Stage Full Free Lift / Triplex Full Free Lift | Call for a price | Ask about this |
New2026 Combilift SL5000 Gas | 5000 kg | 4040 mm | 2-Stage Full Free Lift / Triplex Full Free Lift | Call for a price | Ask about this |
New2026 Combilift SL6000 Diesel | 6000 kg | 4040 mm | 2-Stage Full Free Lift / Triplex Full Free Lift | Call for a price | Ask about this |
Combi-4WSL
The C5000 4WSL and C6000 4WSL are four-wheel, two-directional side loaders for 5 and 6 tonnes. With a 75 kW engine, Deutz diesel or GM LPG, and a top speed of 25 km/h, they suit longer runs across a yard, and they stop on wet disc brakes.
What goes on the platform
Typical loads are steel, timber, pipes, aluminium profiles and building products. Builders’ merchants and steel stockholders use side loaders to take bundles off a lorry and put them straight into cantilever racking.
Checking a used side loader
No used side loader is sold without our engineers inspecting it first. The platform, mast and chains carry the work, so look at the mast wear pads, lift chains and hydraulic hoses, then the tyres and brakes. Quote the serial plate number when you need parts.
Supply, hire and training
New side loaders are ordered through us as an authorised Combilift dealer. Side loaders are available on hire and lease; ask us which models are available now. We run side loader training at our centres and on customers’ sites.
Tell us the load, the lift height and the site, and we will say which Side loaders fits, new, used or on hire.











