A counterbalanced sit-down forklift also goes by the name of a standard lift truck. It is the type of vehicle which most individuals picture in their mind when they visualize a forklift or a lift truck. This equipment come in any of the tire types such as pneumatic or solid options in addition to different fuel types including diesel, gas, and electric models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
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 option. The typical forklift is a wide aisle truck that needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the truck size, the turn radius as well as the size of the load. Available attachments and options include slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, fork shifts and side shifts.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also referred to as a double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck specifically designed used for racked pallet storage. This unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and uses outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism. The hydraulic scissors type of mechanism allows 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 truck's overall load length.
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 designed for racking areas only. They do not work well for quickly transporting loads over distances or for loading trucks. These kinds of reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty operations.