A sit-down counterbalanced forklift is a regular forklift vehicle which is commonly visualized when most individuals picture a forklift or lift truck. This particular machine is available in any of the tire types like pneumatic or solid options as well as different kinds of fuel including electric, diesel and gas models. It has a variety of attachment options, weight capacities and lift heights.

The workhorses in most warehouses are the smaller 3000 lb. to 4000 pound trucks. If you are running a smaller operation and are only able to have one truck, this is an ideal choice because it is a very practical option. The standard forklift is a wide aisle truck that requires 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 load size. Options and attachments that are available include fork shifts, side shifts, slip sheet attachments and hydraulic clamps.

Reach Truck
Reach trucks or stand-up reach, straddle reach and double-deep reach trucks are a particularly designed narrow aisle reach truck used for racked pallet storage. This model measures 8' to 10'. The reach truck has telescoping forks and utilizes a hydraulic scissors-type device as well as outriggers in front. The hydraulic scissors type of mechanism allows 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 designed only for racking areas. They do not work well for loading trucks or for quickly transporting loads over distances. These reach trucks make particular easy work of some specific heavy-duty applications.