A counterbalanced sit-down lift truck is also called a standard lift truck. It is the kind of vehicle which most people picture in their mind when they visualize a forklift or a lift truck. This particular equipment is available in any of the tire types such as solid or pneumatic options along with various types of fuel like for instance electric, diesel and gas models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses in the majority of warehouses are the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 pound trucks. If you are running a smaller operation and are only able to have one truck, this is a great choice since it is a very practical alternative. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck that needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius as well as the size of the load. Attachments and options that are available include hydraulic clamps, slip sheet attachments, side shifts and fork shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach trucks are a particularly designed narrow aisle reach truck utilized for racked pallet storage. This particular model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and uses a hydraulic scissors-type device 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 truck's overall load length.
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 made 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 applications.