A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a standard forklift vehicle which is commonly envisioned when most individuals imagine a lift truck or forklift. This particular machinery is available in any of the tire types like solid or pneumatic options along with different fuel types including diesel, gas, and electric models. It has different kinds of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
Most warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need just one truck, this size of forklift is a practical and ideal choice. The regular 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 and the size of the load. Available options and attachments consist of fork shifts, side shifts, hydraulic clamps and slip sheet attachments.
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 specific 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 type of mechanism allows you to lift 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.
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 made for racking areas only. They do not work well for quickly transporting loads over distances or for loading trucks. These types of reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty operations.