A counterbalanced sit-down lift truck is also called a standard lift truck. It is the kind of vehicle which most people envision in their mind when they visualize a forklift or a lift truck. This particular equipment come in any of the tire types like for instance pneumatic or solid options in addition to various fuel types like for example diesel, gas, and electric models. It has various kinds of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
The majority of warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require just one truck, this forklift size is an ideal and practical choice. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck which 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. Available options and attachments consist of hydraulic clamps, slip sheet attachments, fork shifts and side shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or straddle reach, double-deep reach and stand-up reach trucks are a particularly designed narrow aisle reach truck used for racked pallet storage. This model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and uses a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism 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 enables 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 designed only for racking areas. They do not work well for quickly transporting loads over distances or for loading trucks. These kinds of reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty applications.