A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a regular lift truck vehicle which is commonly visualized when most people imagine a forklift or lift truck. This particular equipment come in any of the tire types like for example pneumatic or solid options in addition to various fuel types like for instance electric, diesel and gas models. It has a variety of attachment options, lift heights and weight capacities.
The workhorses within most warehouses are the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 lb. trucks. If you are running a smaller operation and are only able to have one truck, this is an ideal choice since it is a really practical option. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck which needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the turn radius, the truck size and the size of the load. Available options and attachments include fork shifts, side shifts, slip sheet attachments and hydraulic clamps.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach trucks are a specifically designed narrow aisle reach truck utilized for racked pallet storage. This unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and uses outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism. The hydraulic scissors kind of mechanism allows you to pick up 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 for racking areas only. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These types of reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty applications.