A counterbalanced sit-down lift truck also goes by the name of a standard lift truck. It is the vehicle that most individuals picture in their mind when they imagine a lift truck or a forklift. This particular machinery is available in any of the tire types like solid or pneumatic options along with different types of fuel like gas, electric and diesel models. It has various types of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
Most warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need just one truck, this forklift size is an ideal and practical option. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck that needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius and the size of the load. Available options and attachments comprise slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, 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 unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and utilizes outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism. The hydraulic scissors type 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 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 designed only for racking areas. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These types of reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty operations.