A counterbalanced sit-down forklift also goes by the name of a standard lift truck. It is the kind of vehicle which most individuals picture in their mind when they imagine a lift truck or a forklift. This equipment come in any of the tire types like solid or pneumatic options along with different fuel types like for instance gas, electric and diesel models. It has various types of attachments, lift heights and weight capacities.
The majority of warehouses use the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require only one truck, this size of forklift is an ideal and practical choice. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck which requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the turn radius, the truck size and the load size. Available attachments and options consist of side shifts, fork shifts, hydraulic clamps and slip sheet attachments.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach trucks are a specially designed narrow aisle reach truck used for racked pallet storage. This specific model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and utilizes outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism. The hydraulic scissors type of mechanism enables 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 overall load length of the truck.
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 mechanism. Reach trucks are made just for racking areas. 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.