A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a standard forklift vehicle that is usually envisioned when most individuals imagine a lift truck or forklift. This machine is available in any of the tire types like for instance solid or pneumatic options along with various fuel types like for instance electric, diesel and gas models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses in 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 a great choice since it is a very practical alternative. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck which needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the truck size, the turn radius as well as the load size. Options and attachments which are available consist of side shifts, fork shifts, hydraulic clamps and slip sheet attachments.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also known as a stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck particularly made used 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 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 mechanism. Reach trucks are designed for racking areas only. 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.