A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a standard forklift vehicle that is commonly envisioned when most people imagine a lift truck or forklift. This particular equipment come in any of the tire types such as solid or pneumatic options as well as various fuel types like diesel, gas, and electric models. It has different types of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
Most warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need just one truck, this forklift size is an ideal and practical choice. The regular 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 as well as the load size. Available attachments and options comprise slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, side shifts and fork shifts.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also referred to as a stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck specifically designed used for racked pallet storage. This model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and utilizes outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism. The hydraulic scissors type of mechanism allows 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 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 reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty applications.