Forklifts
In material handling, construction, manufacturing and warehousing applications, forklifts are normally utilized to move and lift palletized loads. With manual-drive forklifts, the load or travel movement is either walk-behind or manually powered. Motorized drive forklifts have a motorized drive. In numerous kinds of forklifts, the forklift has a protected cab or seat for the operator. Fork trucks include features like cabs, and backup alarms and are also motorized. Several models of forklifts are counterbalanced so as to prevent the vehicle from turning over. Other types of forklifts are offered with safety rails, or a rotating element like a turntable or a hand rail.
Other specifications that are essential 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 lowered and fully raised lift positions.
The type of tire and the type of fuel are also other vital specifications which must be considered. The fuel choices available include: natural gas, LP or liquid propane, electricity, CNG or compressed natural gas, propane, diesel or gasoline.
There are two basic kinds of tires utilized for fork trucks and forklifts: solid and pneumatic. 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 provide less shock absorption.
Normally utilized on rough terrain are Class VII forklifts. These kinds of machines are normally utilized in agriculture, construction and in logging environments. Lastly, Class VIII forklifts have all personnel and burden carriers. Dual Fuel forklifts typically fit in this class.