A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a regular lift truck vehicle that is commonly visualized when most individuals picture a forklift or lift truck. This particular equipment come in any of the tire types such as solid or pneumatic options in addition to different types of fuel including diesel, gas, and electric models. It has a variety of attachment options, lift heights and weight capacities.
Most warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require only one truck, this forklift size is a practical and ideal choice. The regular 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 truck size and the size of the load. Available options and attachments consist of fork shifts, side shifts, hydraulic clamps and slip sheet attachments.
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 particularly made used for racked pallet storage. This particular unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and utilizes outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type device. The hydraulic scissors kind of device allows 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.
The double-deep reach trucks enable 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 made for racking areas only. They do not work well for quickly transporting loads over distances or for loading trucks. These kinds of reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty applications.