A sit-down counterbalanced forklift is a regular forklift vehicle that is usually visualized when most individuals imagine a forklift or lift truck. This machinery come in any of the tire types like solid or pneumatic options as well as various fuel types 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 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need only one truck, this forklift size is an ideal and practical option. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck which requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius and the size of the load. Attachments and options that are available include side shifts, fork shifts, hydraulic clamps and slip sheet attachments.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also known as a stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck specially designed utilized for racked pallet storage. This unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and uses outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism. The hydraulic scissors type of mechanism enables 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.
Double-deep reach trucks allow the operator to store pallets in a two-deep double-deep rack system. The outcome has provided a specially extended reach mechanism. Reach trucks are made just for racking areas. They do not work well for quickly transporting loads over distances or for loading trucks. These kinds of reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty applications.