A counterbalanced sit-down lift truck is also called a standard forklift. It is the kind of vehicle that most people envision in their mind when they visualize a lift truck or a forklift. This particular machine is available in any of the tire types such as pneumatic or solid options in addition to various types of fuel including gas, electric and diesel models. It has various types of attachments, weight capacities and lift heights.
Most warehouses use the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 pound lift trucks. If you run a small operation and require just one truck, this size of forklift is a practical and ideal alternative. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck which requires at least 11' aisles to turn in. The aisle's width is determined by the size of the truck, the turn radius and the size of the load. Options and attachments which are available consist of 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 particularly designed narrow aisle reach truck utilized for racked pallet storage. This particular model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck consists of telescoping forks and uses a hydraulic scissors-type device as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors kind of mechanism enables you to pick up 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 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 operations.