A sit-down counterbalanced forklift is a standard lift truck vehicle that is commonly envisioned when most individuals imagine a forklift or lift truck. This machine is available in any of the tire types like solid or pneumatic options as well as various fuel types like electric, diesel and gas models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses within 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 as it is a really practical alternative. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck that 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 load size. Attachments and options that are available comprise side shifts, fork shifts, slip sheet attachments and hydraulic clamps.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach trucks are a specifically designed narrow aisle reach truck utilized for racked pallet storage. This 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 mechanism enables you to lift the load and retract it over the outriggers. This design enables the operator to turn in a narrower aisle by reducing the truck's overall load length.
Double-deep reach trucks allow 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 quickly transporting loads over distances or for loading trucks. These types of reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty operations.