A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a regular forklift vehicle which is normally envisioned when most individuals imagine a forklift or lift truck. This particular equipment come in any of the tire types like solid or pneumatic options along with different fuel types including gas, electric and diesel models. It has various types of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses in the majority of warehouses are the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 lb. trucks. If you are only able to have one truck and are running a smaller operation, this is an ideal choice since it is a really practical option. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck which needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the turn radius, the size of the truck as well as the load size. Available options and attachments comprise side shifts, fork shifts, slip sheet attachments and hydraulic clamps.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach trucks are a particularly designed narrow aisle reach truck for racked pallet storage. This unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and utilizes outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type device. The hydraulic scissors kind of device 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 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 only for racking areas. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty operations.