A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a regular lift truck vehicle that is commonly envisioned when most individuals imagine a forklift or lift truck. This particular equipment is available in any of the tire types like pneumatic or solid options as well as various types of fuel like gas, electric and diesel models. It has various types of attachments, lift heights and weight capacities.
The majority of warehouses use the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require just 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 width of the aisle is determined by the truck size, the turn radius and the size of the load. Available options and attachments comprise fork shifts, side shifts, hydraulic clamps and slip sheet attachments.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or straddle reach, double-deep reach and stand-up reach trucks are a specially designed narrow aisle reach truck for racked pallet storage. This model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and uses a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism as well as outriggers in front. 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 overall load length of the truck.
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 device. Reach trucks are designed 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.