A counterbalanced sit-down forklift is also called a standard forklift. It is the kind of vehicle which most people envision in their mind when they visualize a lift truck or a forklift. This particular machinery come in any of the tire types like pneumatic or solid options along with different fuel types like for example gas, electric and diesel models. It has various types of attachments, lift heights and weight capacities.
The majority of warehouses use the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require just one truck, this size of forklift is an ideal and practical option. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck which requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the turn radius, the truck size as well as the size of the load. Available attachments and options comprise slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, side shifts and fork shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach trucks are a specially 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 device allows you to lift the load and retract it over the outriggers. This design allows the operator to turn in a narrower aisle by reducing the overall load length of the truck.
Double-deep reach trucks enable the operator to store pallets in a two-deep double-deep rack system. The outcome has provided 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.