A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a standard lift truck vehicle which is normally visualized when most individuals imagine a forklift or lift truck. This machine is available in any of the tire types like pneumatic or solid options along with various fuel types like diesel, gas, and electric models. It has a variety of attachment options, lift heights and weight capacities.
The majority of warehouses use the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require only one truck, this forklift size is a practical and ideal alternative. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck which requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the truck size, the turn radius as well as the size of the load. Available options and attachments 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 particularly designed narrow aisle reach truck utilized for racked pallet storage. This particular model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of 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 particular design allows 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 designed just for racking areas. They do not work well for quickly transporting loads over distances or for loading trucks. These types of reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty operations.