A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a standard forklift vehicle that is commonly visualized when most individuals picture a forklift or lift truck. This machinery come in any of the tire types like pneumatic or solid options along with different kinds of fuel including electric, diesel and gas models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses within most 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 an ideal choice because 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 turn radius, the size of the truck as well as the size of the load. Attachments and options which are available include slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, side shifts and fork shifts.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also referred to as a double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck specially designed for racked pallet storage. This particular unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and utilizes a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors kind of device 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.
Double-deep reach trucks enable 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 for racking areas only. They do not work well for quickly transporting loads over distances or for loading trucks. These types of reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty applications.