A counterbalanced sit-down forklift is also called a standard lift truck. It is the vehicle which most individuals envision in their mind when they imagine a lift truck or a forklift. This equipment come in any of the tire types like pneumatic or solid options as well as various kinds of fuel including gas, electric and diesel models. It has a variety of attachment options, 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 since it is a very practical alternative. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck that needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius as well as the load size. Available attachments and options comprise slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, side shifts and fork shifts.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also known as a double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck specifically designed used 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 device enables 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 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 device. 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 easy work of some specific heavy-duty operations.