A sit-down counterbalanced forklift is a standard forklift vehicle that is normally envisioned when most individuals imagine a forklift or lift truck. This equipment come in any of the tire types such as solid or pneumatic options as well as various fuel types like for example diesel, gas, and electric models. It has different types of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
Most warehouses use the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need just one truck, this forklift size is a practical and ideal option. The typical forklift is a wide aisle truck that needs 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. Available options and attachments comprise slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, fork shifts and side shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach trucks are a specifically 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 a hydraulic scissors-type device as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors kind of device allows you to lift the load and retract it over the outriggers. This particular 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 mechanism. Reach trucks are designed only for racking areas. 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 applications.