A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a regular forklift vehicle that is normally visualized when most individuals picture a forklift or lift truck. This particular equipment is available in any of the tire types like for example pneumatic or solid options as well as various fuel types including diesel, gas, and electric models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses in most warehouses are the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 pound trucks. If you are only able to have one truck and are running a smaller operation, this is an ideal choice because it is a very 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 truck size as well as the load size. Available options and attachments comprise fork shifts, side shifts, hydraulic clamps and slip sheet attachments.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or straddle reach, double-deep reach and stand-up 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 device as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors type of device enables you to lift 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 allow 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 designed for racking areas only. 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 operations.