A counterbalanced sit-down forklift is also called a standard lift truck. It is the type of vehicle which most people envision in their mind when they imagine a forklift or a lift truck. This equipment come in any of the tire types like for instance solid or pneumatic options in addition to different fuel types including gas, electric and diesel models. It has different types 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 option. 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 truck size, the turn radius as well as the size of the load. Available attachments and options consist of slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, side shifts and fork shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or straddle reach, double-deep reach and stand-up reach trucks are a specially designed narrow aisle reach truck utilized for racked pallet storage. This specific model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and utilizes a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors type of device 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.
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 made only for racking areas. They do not work well for quickly transporting loads over distances or for loading trucks. These kinds of reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty applications.