A counterbalanced sit-down lift truck also goes by the name of a standard lift truck. It is the vehicle which most people picture in their mind when they imagine a lift truck or a forklift. This particular machinery is available in any of the tire types such as pneumatic or solid options in addition to different kinds of fuel like electric, diesel and gas models. It has a variety of attachment options, lift heights and weight capacities.
Most warehouses use the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require only one truck, this forklift size is an ideal and practical choice. 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 size of the truck, the turn radius as well as the load size. Options and attachments that are available consist of 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 model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and uses a hydraulic scissors-type mechanism as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors kind of mechanism enables you to lift 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.
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 reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty operations.