A counterbalanced sit-down forklift is also called a standard forklift. It is the vehicle that most people picture in their mind when they visualize a forklift or a lift truck. This particular machine come in any of the tire types like pneumatic or solid options along with different fuel types including gas, electric and diesel 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 size of forklift 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 turn radius, the truck size as well as the size of the load. Available attachments and options include slip sheet attachments, hydraulic clamps, fork shifts and side shifts.
Reach Truck
Reach trucks or straddle reach, double-deep reach and stand-up reach trucks are a specifically designed narrow aisle reach truck used for racked pallet storage. This 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 kind of device allows you to lift the load and retract it over the outriggers. This particular 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 only for racking areas. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These reach trucks make particular simple work of some specific heavy-duty operations.