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