A sit-down counterbalanced forklift is a regular lift truck vehicle that is commonly envisioned when most people imagine a forklift or lift truck. This particular machine is available in any of the tire types like pneumatic or solid options along with different fuel types like for example diesel, gas, and electric models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses in the majority of warehouses are the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 lb. trucks. If you are only able to have one truck and are running a smaller operation, this is a great choice since it is a really practical alternative. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck which needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius and the load size. Available attachments and options consist of fork shifts, side shifts, slip sheet attachments and hydraulic clamps.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also referred to as a double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck specially designed used for racked pallet storage. This particular 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 device enables 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 overall load length of the truck.
Double-deep reach trucks enable the operator to store pallets in a two-deep double-deep rack system. The outcome has provided a specially extended reach device. Reach trucks are made for racking areas only. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These kinds of reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty operations.