A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a standard forklift vehicle that is normally envisioned when most individuals imagine a lift truck or forklift. This particular machinery come in any of the tire types such as solid or pneumatic options along with various types of fuel including gas, electric and diesel models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
Most warehouses use the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require only one truck, this forklift size is an ideal and practical option. The standard 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 load size. Attachments and options which are available comprise hydraulic clamps, slip sheet attachments, side shifts and fork shifts.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also known as a straddle reach, double-deep reach and stand-up reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck specifically made used for racked pallet storage. This unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and uses outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism. The hydraulic scissors type of device allows you to pick up 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.
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 only for racking areas. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty operations.