A counterbalanced sit-down lift truck also goes by the name of a standard forklift. It is the kind of vehicle that most people envision in their mind when they imagine a lift truck or a forklift. This equipment is available in any of the tire types such as solid or pneumatic options along with various types of fuel including electric, diesel and gas models. It has different types of attachments, lift heights and weight capacities.
The workhorses within the majority of warehouses are the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 pound 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 very practical option. 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 as well as the load size. Available attachments and options consist of fork shifts, side shifts, slip sheet attachments and hydraulic clamps.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or straddle reach, double-deep reach and stand-up reach trucks are a particularly designed narrow aisle reach truck for racked pallet storage. This unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and utilizes a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors kind of device enables you to pick up the load and retract it over the outriggers. This 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 for racking areas only. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty operations.