A counterbalanced sit-down forklift is also called a standard lift truck. It is the kind of vehicle which most individuals envision in their mind when they visualize a forklift or a lift truck. This particular machine come in any of the tire types like for instance pneumatic or solid options along with various kinds of fuel like diesel, gas, and electric models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
The majority of warehouses use the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require just one truck, this size of forklift is an ideal and practical choice. The typical forklift is a wide aisle truck that requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the turn radius, the truck size and the load size. Available options and attachments include 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 specific model 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 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 made for racking areas only. 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.