A sit-down counterbalanced lift truck is a regular lift truck vehicle that is usually envisioned when most people imagine a lift truck or forklift. This machinery is available in any of the tire types such as pneumatic or solid options along with different fuel types like electric, diesel and gas models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.
Most warehouses use the smaller 3000 pound to 4000 lb. lift trucks. If you run a small operation and need just one truck, this size of forklift is a practical and ideal alternative. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck that needs at least 11' aisles to turn in. The width of the aisle is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius as well as the size of the load. Available options and attachments comprise 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 utilized for racked pallet storage. This particular unit measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and uses outriggers in front as well as a hydraulic scissors-type device. The hydraulic scissors kind of device allows you to lift 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.
Double-deep reach trucks enable the operator to store pallets in a two-deep double-deep rack system. The outcome has provided a specially extended reach mechanism. Reach trucks are designed for racking areas only. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These types of reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty applications.