A lift truck is an important piece of equipment within the material handling industry. Also called a powered industrial truck, a lift truck is used to carry and move materials from one place to another. These trucks revolutionized the manufacturing and the warehousing businesses. Now they are considered to be vital for material handling and are utilized for a huge variety of applications.
A lift truck is a machine that is driven by an operator who utilizes the truck to move loads around a warehouse or worksite. Businesses which own their own forklifts should maintain the equipment to make certain they have a long lifespan. Like any machinery components, lift truck parts, are susceptible to wear and tear and would become worn over time. In order to ensure the forklift operates in a safe and efficient manner, you should occasionally replace damaged or worn parts. Every lift truck part is made for a specific purpose. Below is a list of a few lift truck attachments and their purposes:
Forklift Fork Positioner: The forklift fork positioner is a hydraulic attachment which helps to position the forks. It could move the forks either simultaneously or separately. Without the forklift fork positioner, the lift truck operator should adjust forklift forks by hand for different load sizes.
Side Shifter: The hydraulic side shift attachment enables the operator to laterally shift both the backrest and the forklift forks. This particular attachment makes it easier to place the load without having to change the position of the truck.
Pole Attachments: Pole attachments are long metal poles utilized particularly to lift carpet rolls. The poles work better for this purpose compared to forklift forks.
Telescopic Forklift Forks: Telescoping blades are hydraulic attachments which allow the operator to both unload and load from one side. The telescoping forks could handle two pallets of various sizes at the same time. This particular kind of attachment is great for handling pallets in 'double deep racking'.