A counterbalanced sit-down forklift also goes by the name of a standard lift truck. It is the type of vehicle which most individuals envision in their mind when they imagine a lift truck or a forklift. This machinery is available in any of the tire types like for example pneumatic or solid options in addition to various fuel types like gas, electric and diesel models. It has various kinds of attachments, lift heights and weight capacities.
The majority of warehouses use the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require just one truck, this forklift size is a practical and ideal option. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck which requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius as well as the load size. Available attachments and options include slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, side shifts and fork 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 particularly designed utilized for racked pallet storage. This particular model 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 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 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 mechanism. Reach trucks are designed for racking areas only. 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 operations.