A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a regular forklift vehicle which is commonly envisioned when most people picture a lift truck or forklift. This machine come 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 a variety of attachment options, lift heights and weight capacities.
The workhorses within 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 an ideal choice as it is a very practical alternative. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck which needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius as well as the size of the load. Attachments and options which are available include fork shifts, side shifts, hydraulic clamps and slip sheet attachments.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or straddle reach, double-deep reach and stand-up reach trucks are a particularly 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 type of device allows you to lift the load and retract it over the outriggers. This particular design allows the operator to turn in a narrower aisle by reducing the truck's overall load length.
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 simple work of some specific heavy-duty operations.