A sit-down counterbalanced forklift is a regular forklift vehicle which is usually envisioned when most individuals imagine a forklift or lift truck. This machinery is available in any of the tire types such as pneumatic or solid options along with various kinds of fuel like gas, electric and diesel models. It has various types 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 require only one truck, this size of forklift is an ideal and practical choice. The typical 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 as well as the load size. Attachments and options which are available consist of side shifts, fork shifts, hydraulic clamps and slip sheet attachments.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also referred to as a stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck particularly made utilized for racked pallet storage. This unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and uses a hydraulic scissors-type device as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors kind of mechanism enables you to pick up the load and retract it over the outriggers. This design allows 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 only for racking areas. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty operations.