A counterbalanced sit-down forklift also goes by the name of a standard lift truck. It is the type of vehicle that most individuals picture in their mind when they imagine a forklift or a lift truck. This equipment come in any of the tire types such as solid or pneumatic options along with different fuel types like for instance diesel, gas, and electric models. It has different types of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses in the majority of warehouses are the smaller 3000 pound 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 really practical option. The typical forklift is a wide aisle truck that needs 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. Options and attachments which are available comprise hydraulic clamps, slip sheet attachments, fork shifts and side shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach trucks are a specifically designed narrow aisle reach truck used for racked pallet storage. This unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and uses a hydraulic scissors-type device as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors type of mechanism allows 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 overall load length of the truck.
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 mechanism. Reach trucks are designed only for racking areas. 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 operations.