A counterbalanced sit-down forklift also goes by the name of a standard lift truck. It is the kind of vehicle which most people picture in their mind when they visualize a forklift or a lift truck. This particular machine is available in any of the tire types such as solid or pneumatic options as well as different fuel types like for example electric, diesel and gas models. It has various kinds of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses in most warehouses are the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 lb. trucks. If you are only able to have one truck and are running a smaller operation, this is a great choice since it is a really practical alternative. The typical forklift is a wide aisle truck that requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the turn radius, the size of the truck as well as the size of the load. Available attachments and options consist of side shifts, fork shifts, slip sheet attachments and hydraulic clamps.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach trucks are a specially designed narrow aisle reach truck used for racked pallet storage. This specific model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and uses outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type device. The hydraulic scissors kind of mechanism enables you to pick up the load and retract it over the outriggers. This design allows the operator to turn in a narrower aisle by reducing the truck's overall load length.
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 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.