A sit-down counterbalanced forklift is a regular forklift vehicle that is normally envisioned when most individuals imagine a lift truck or forklift. This particular equipment is available in any of the tire types like for instance solid or pneumatic options along with various fuel types like for example electric, diesel and gas models. It has various kinds of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
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 a great choice as it is a really practical alternative. The typical forklift is a wide aisle truck which needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the turn radius, the truck size as well as the size of the load. Attachments and options which are available consist of hydraulic clamps, slip sheet attachments, fork shifts and side 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 made for racked pallet storage. This model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and utilizes a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors type 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 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 device. Reach trucks are made only for racking areas. 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.