A sit-down counterbalanced forklift is a standard lift truck vehicle that is normally envisioned when most people picture a forklift or lift truck. This equipment come in any of the tire types such as pneumatic or solid options in addition to different types of fuel including electric, diesel and gas models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
The majority of warehouses use the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need just one truck, this forklift size is an ideal and practical choice. The typical forklift is a wide aisle truck that requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the turn radius, the size of the truck and the load size. Available options and attachments comprise hydraulic clamps, slip sheet attachments, fork shifts and side shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach trucks are a particularly designed narrow aisle reach truck used for racked pallet storage. This particular unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and utilizes a hydraulic scissors-type device as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors kind 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 enable 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 made only for racking areas. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty applications.