A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a regular lift truck vehicle which is normally visualized when most people picture a forklift or lift truck. This particular machine come in any of the tire types like for instance solid or pneumatic options along with different types of fuel like diesel, gas, and electric models. It has different types of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
The workhorses within the majority of warehouses are the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 lb. trucks. If you are running a smaller operation and are only able to have one truck, this is a great choice as it is a very practical option. The typical forklift is a wide aisle truck which requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the turn radius, the truck size and the load size. Available attachments and options consist of side shifts, fork shifts, hydraulic clamps and slip sheet attachments.
Reach Truck
The reach truck is also referred to as a stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach. The reach truck is a narrow aisle truck particularly designed 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 type of device 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 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 made just for racking areas. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These kinds of reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty operations.