A counterbalanced sit-down lift truck is also called a standard lift truck. It is the type of vehicle which most individuals picture in their mind when they visualize a lift truck or a forklift. This particular machine is available in any of the tire types like for instance solid or pneumatic options along with different fuel types like for example gas, electric and diesel 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 running a smaller operation and are only able to have one truck, this is an ideal choice since it is a very practical option. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck which needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the turn radius, the truck size and the size of the load. Options and attachments which are available include hydraulic clamps, slip sheet attachments, fork shifts and side shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach trucks are a specifically designed narrow aisle reach truck utilized for racked pallet storage. This specific unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and utilizes outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type device. The hydraulic scissors type 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 mechanism. 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 easy work of some specific heavy-duty applications.