A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a standard lift truck vehicle that is normally envisioned when most people picture a forklift or lift truck. This particular machinery is available in any of the tire types such as pneumatic or solid options along with various fuel types like for instance gas, electric and diesel models. It has different types of attachments, lift heights and weight capacities.
The majority of warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need just one truck, this forklift size is an ideal and practical option. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck that requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the turn radius, the truck size and the size of the load. Available options and attachments include side shifts, fork shifts, slip sheet attachments and hydraulic clamps.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach trucks are a specially designed narrow aisle reach truck for racked pallet storage. This specific model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and uses outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism. The hydraulic scissors type of mechanism enables you to pick up 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 allow 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 easy work of some specific heavy-duty operations.
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