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