A sit-down counterbalanced forklift is a standard forklift vehicle which is usually visualized when most people picture a forklift or lift truck. This particular machine is available in any of the tire types such as pneumatic or solid options in addition to different fuel types like gas, electric and diesel models. It has different kinds of attachments, lift heights and weight capacities.
Most warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need only one truck, this size of forklift is a practical and ideal alternative. The typical forklift is a wide aisle truck which needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the truck size, the turn radius as well as the size of the load. Available attachments and options consist of slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, fork shifts and side shifts.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also known as a stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck specially made for racked pallet storage. This model 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 allows you to pick up the load and retract it over the outriggers. This particular design allows 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 mechanism. Reach trucks are designed just for racking areas. 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.