A lift truck is an essential piece of equipment within the material handling industry. Also referred to as a powered industrial truck, a forklift is utilized to carry and move supplies from one location to another. These trucks revolutionized the warehousing and the manufacturing industries. Nowadays they are utilized for a huge range of applications and are considered to be essential for material handling.
A forklift is a piece of equipment that is driven by an operator who uses the truck to move cargo around a worksite or warehouse. Businesses that own their own forklifts should maintain the machines to make certain they have a long lifespan. Like any machine parts, lift truck components, are prone to wear and tear and will become worn over time. In order to ensure the forklift works safely and efficiently, you would have to replace worn or damaged components occasionally. Each lift truck component is made for a particular purpose. Below is a list of several forklift attachments and their tasks:
Forklift Fork Positioner: The hydraulic attachment called forklift fork positioner helps to position the tines. Blades could move both separately or at the same time. Without the forklift fork positioner, the operator of the lift truck needs to manually adjust forklift forks for different sizes of cargo.
Side Shifter: The hydraulic side shift attachment enables the operator to laterally shift both the backrest and the forklift forks. This type of attachment makes it easier to place the load without having to change the truck's position.
Pole Attachments: These long metal poles are designed to carry carpet rolls. The poles work better for this purpose compared to forklift forks.
Telescopic Forklift Forks: Telescopic forklift forks are hydraulic attachments that enables the operator to unload and load from one side by handling two pallets of various sizes at the same time. This specific type of attachment is great for handling pallets in 'double deep racking'.