A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a regular lift truck vehicle that is commonly visualized when most individuals picture a lift truck or forklift. This particular machine come in any of the tire types like for example pneumatic or solid options in addition to various types of fuel including gas, electric and diesel models. It has a variety of attachment options, lift heights and weight capacities.
The workhorses within most warehouses are the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 lb. trucks. If you are only able to have one truck and are running a smaller operation, this is an ideal choice because it is a very practical option. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck that requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the turn radius, the size of the truck as well as the load size. Options and attachments which are available include hydraulic clamps, slip sheet attachments, side shifts and fork shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach trucks are a particularly designed narrow aisle reach truck utilized for racked pallet storage. This unit 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 kind of device enables you to lift the load and retract it over the outriggers. This particular design allows 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 mechanism. Reach trucks are designed just for racking areas. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These types of reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty operations.