A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a regular forklift vehicle which is commonly envisioned when most people picture a lift truck or forklift. This machine is available in any of the tire types such as solid or pneumatic options along with different types of fuel like gas, electric and diesel models. It has different kinds of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses within 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 an ideal choice because it is a really practical option. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck which requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius as well as the load size. Options and attachments that are available comprise hydraulic clamps, slip sheet attachments, side shifts and fork shifts.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also known as a straddle reach, double-deep reach and stand-up reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck specifically designed utilized for racked pallet storage. This model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and uses a hydraulic scissors-type device as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors kind of mechanism 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 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 for racking areas only. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty applications.