A counterbalanced sit-down lift truck also goes by the name of a standard lift truck. It is the kind of vehicle that most individuals envision in their mind when they imagine a lift truck or a forklift. This machinery come in any of the tire types such as pneumatic or solid options in addition to different types of fuel including electric, diesel and gas models. It has various types of attachments, lift heights and weight capacities.
Most warehouses use the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require only one truck, this forklift size is an ideal and practical choice. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck which needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the truck size, the turn radius as well as the load size. Options and attachments which are available consist of side shifts, fork shifts, slip sheet attachments and hydraulic clamps.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also referred to as a stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck specially made utilized for racked pallet storage. This particular model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has 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 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 device. Reach trucks are designed only 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 applications.