A sit-down counterbalanced forklift is a standard lift truck vehicle which is commonly envisioned when most people picture a forklift or lift truck. This machine come in any of the tire types like pneumatic or solid options in addition to different types of fuel including gas, electric and diesel models. It has a variety of attachment options, lift heights and weight capacities.
The majority of warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require only one truck, this forklift size is an ideal and practical choice. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck that 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 that are available consist of fork shifts, side shifts, slip sheet attachments and hydraulic clamps.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach trucks are a specially designed narrow aisle reach truck used for racked pallet storage. This unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and utilizes 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 design enables the operator to turn in a narrower aisle by reducing the overall load length of the truck.
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 designed for racking areas only. They do not work well for quickly transporting loads over distances or for loading trucks. These reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty applications.