A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a standard forklift vehicle which is usually visualized when most people imagine a lift truck or forklift. This machine come in any of the tire types such as solid or pneumatic options along with various fuel types like for example electric, diesel and gas models. It has various types of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
The majority of warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require only one truck, this size of forklift is a practical and ideal alternative. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck which requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius as well as the load size. Available attachments and options include hydraulic clamps, slip sheet attachments, side shifts and fork shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or straddle reach, double-deep reach and stand-up reach trucks are a specially designed narrow aisle reach truck for racked pallet storage. This unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and uses a hydraulic scissors-type device as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors type of device enables you to pick up the load and retract it over the outriggers. This particular design enables 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 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 applications.