Forklifts
In material handling, construction, warehousing and manufacturing operation, forklifts are usually used to move and raise palletized loads. With manual-drive forklifts, the travel or load movement is either walk-behind or powered manually. Motorized drive forklifts have a motorized drive. In many types of forklifts, the forklift has a protected cab or seat for the operator. Fork trucks include features like backup alarms, and cabs and are additionally motorized. Some kinds of forklifts are counterbalanced in order to prevent the vehicle from turning over. Other kinds of forklifts are available with safety rails, or a rotating element like a hand rail or a turntable.
Other factors that are vital to think about when choosing a forklift include the stroke and lift capacity. Lift capacity is defined as the maximum, supportable load or force. Stroke is defined as the difference between fully raised and fully lowered lift positions.
Some of the other important specifications for the forklift include fuel type and tire type. The fuel choices available are: liquid propane or LP, natural gas, electricity, compressed natural gas or CNG, propane, diesel or gasoline.
For fork trucks and forklifts, there are two basic kinds of tires which could be utilized. They are: pneumatic and solid. The cushion or solid tires require less maintenance compared to pneumatic tires and do not easily puncture. Air-inflated or pneumatic tires offer load cushioning and great drive traction. At the end of the day, solid or cushion tires offer less shock absorption.
Normally utilized on rough terrain are Class VII forklifts. These machinery are often utilized in agriculture, construction and in logging environments. Last of all, Class VIII forklifts include all burden and personnel carriers. Dual Fuel lift trucks typically fit in this class.