A counterbalanced sit-down lift truck is also called a standard forklift. It is the vehicle that most people envision in their mind when they imagine a forklift or a lift truck. This machine come in any of the tire types like for example solid or pneumatic options along with different fuel types like for example diesel, gas, and electric models. It has different kinds of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
Most warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need just one truck, this size of forklift is an ideal and practical choice. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck which requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the turn radius, the truck size as well as the load size. Available options and attachments consist of fork shifts, side shifts, slip sheet attachments and hydraulic clamps.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach trucks are a specifically designed narrow aisle reach truck for racked pallet storage. This unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and utilizes outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type device. The hydraulic scissors kind of mechanism allows you to lift the load and retract it over the outriggers. This particular design allows the operator to turn in a narrower aisle by reducing the truck's overall load length.
The double-deep reach trucks allow the operator to store pallets 2 deep in a uniquely designed double-deep rack. This outcome is provided by a specially extended reach device. Reach trucks are made for racking areas only. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty applications.