Forklifts
In material handling, construction, manufacturing and warehousing operation, forklifts are commonly utilized to move and raise palletized loads. With manual-drive forklifts, the travel or load movement is either manually powered or walk-behind. Motorized drive forklifts have a motorized drive. In numerous models, the forklift has a protected seat or cab for the operator. Fork trucks include features like for instance cabs, and backup alarms and are additionally motorized. Various kinds of forklifts are counterbalanced so as to prevent the vehicle from tipping over. Other types of forklifts are offered with safety rails, or a rotating element like for example a hand rail or a turntable.
The stroke and lift capacity are other specification that you should take into consideration when selecting a kind of forklift. Lift capacity is defined as the supportable, maximum load or force. Stroke is defined as the difference between completely lowered and fully raised lift positions.
The type of tire and the type of fuel are also other key specifications which must be considered. The available fuel choices are: natural gas, LP or liquid propane, CNG or compressed natural gas, electricity, diesel, gasoline or propane.
There are two basic kinds of tires for fork trucks and forklifts: pneumatic and solid. The solid or cushion tires require less maintenance than pneumatic tires and do not puncture as easy. Pneumatic or air-inflated tires offer load cushioning and great drive traction. At the end of the day, cushion or solid tires provide less shock absorption.
Normally utilized on rough terrain are Class VII forklifts. These types of machines are usually utilized in construction, agriculture and in logging environments. Lastly, Class VIII forklifts have all personnel and burden carriers. Dual Fuel lift trucks frequently fit in this class.