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