A sit-down counterbalanced forklift is a regular lift truck vehicle which is normally visualized when most people picture a forklift or lift truck. This equipment is available in any of the tire types such as pneumatic or solid options in addition to various fuel types including diesel, gas, and electric models. It has different kinds of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
The majority of warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need just one truck, this forklift size is a practical and ideal choice. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck that requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius as well as the size of the load. Options and attachments that are available consist of side shifts, fork shifts, hydraulic clamps and slip sheet attachments.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or straddle reach, double-deep reach and stand-up 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 kind of mechanism allows you to lift the load and retract it over the outriggers. This design enables the operator to turn in a narrower aisle by reducing the overall load length of the truck.
The double-deep reach trucks enable the operator to store pallets 2 deep in a uniquely designed double-deep rack. This outcome is provided by a specially extended reach device. Reach trucks are made just for racking areas. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These kinds of reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty operations.