A counterbalanced sit-down lift truck is also called a standard forklift. It is the kind of vehicle that most individuals envision in their mind when they imagine a lift truck or a forklift. This particular equipment come in any of the tire types such as pneumatic or solid options as well as different fuel types including diesel, gas, and electric models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses in the majority of warehouses are the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 pound trucks. If you are only able to have one truck and are running a smaller operation, this is a great choice because it is a very practical option. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck which needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the turn radius, the size of the truck as well as the load size. Options and attachments which are available comprise hydraulic clamps, slip sheet attachments, fork shifts and side shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach trucks are a specially designed narrow aisle reach truck utilized for racked pallet storage. This unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and uses a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors type of mechanism enables you to pick up 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.
Double-deep reach trucks allow the operator to store pallets in a two-deep double-deep rack system. The outcome has provided a specially extended reach device. Reach trucks are designed for racking areas only. They do not work well for quickly transporting loads over distances or for loading trucks. These reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty operations.