A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a regular forklift vehicle which is usually visualized when most people picture a forklift or lift truck. This machinery is available in any of the tire types like solid or pneumatic options in addition to different fuel types including gas, electric and diesel models. It has a variety of attachment options, lift heights and weight capacities.
The majority of warehouses utilize the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need only one truck, this size of forklift is a practical and ideal option. The regular forklift is a wide aisle truck that requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the truck size, the turn radius and the size of the load. Available attachments and options include slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, side shifts and fork shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or double-deep reach, stand-up reach, and straddle reach trucks are a specifically designed narrow aisle reach truck used for racked pallet storage. This unit 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 type of mechanism allows you to lift the load and retract it over the outriggers. This particular 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 kinds of reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty applications.