A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a regular lift truck vehicle that is normally visualized when most individuals picture a forklift or lift truck. This particular machinery come in any of the tire types like pneumatic or solid options along with various fuel types including gas, electric and diesel models. It has various kinds of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
Most warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need only one truck, this forklift size is an ideal and practical alternative. 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 truck size, the turn radius and the load size. Available attachments and options include fork shifts, side shifts, slip sheet attachments and hydraulic clamps.
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 specially made utilized for racked pallet storage. This particular unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and utilizes outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type device. 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 overall load length of the truck.
The double-deep reach trucks allow the operator to store pallets 2 deep in a uniquely designed double-deep rack. This outcome is provided by a specially extended reach device. Reach trucks are made 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 operations.