A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a standard lift truck vehicle which is normally visualized when most people imagine a lift truck or forklift. This machinery is available in any of the tire types like pneumatic or solid options as well as different kinds of fuel like diesel, gas, and electric models. It has various types of attachments, lift heights and weight capacities.
Most 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 standard forklift is a wide aisle truck which 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 slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, side shifts and fork shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach trucks are a specifically designed narrow aisle reach truck utilized for racked pallet storage. This particular unit 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 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 truck's overall load length.
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 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 kinds of reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty applications.