A counterbalanced sit-down lift truck is also called a standard lift truck. It is the kind of vehicle which most people envision in their mind when they imagine a lift truck or a forklift. This machinery come in any of the tire types like pneumatic or solid options as well as various kinds of fuel including electric, diesel and gas models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
The majority of warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need only one truck, this forklift size is an ideal and practical choice. The regular 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 and the load size. Attachments and options that are available consist of 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 for racked pallet storage. This model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and uses a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors kind of mechanism allows 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 quickly transporting loads over distances or for loading trucks. These types of reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty applications.