A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a standard forklift vehicle that is commonly visualized when most people picture a lift truck or forklift. This particular equipment is available in any of the tire types like for instance pneumatic or solid options as well as various fuel types like diesel, gas, and electric models. It has different kinds of attachments, lift heights and weight capacities.
Most warehouses use the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need just one truck, this forklift size is a practical and ideal alternative. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck which needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the truck size, the turn radius as well as the load size. Attachments and options that are available consist of fork shifts, side 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 for racked pallet storage. This particular unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and uses outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type device. The hydraulic scissors type of mechanism allows you to lift the load and retract it over the outriggers. This particular design enables 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 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 operations.