Selection of Forklift Truck Types in Different Application Situations

A wide variety of different, application-specific forklifts exist on the market, each designed for a unique purpose.

Having some prior knowledge and knowledge of common types of forklifts can help you choose the ideal forklift to maximize productivity.

The first is the choice between electric forklifts and internal combustion forklifts.

Electric forklifts are often ideal for indoor environments or closed warehouses as they emit less than IC forklifts.

In general, electric forklifts typically have higher upfront costs compared to internal combustion forklifts. This is offset by a longer service life and lower maintenance costs.

Another important factor to consider with electric forklifts is their operating hours. Not all electric forklifts are designed the same, and a forklift battery with short run times can cause you to be less productive while you wait for the battery to recharge.

Of course, as a professional electric forklift manufacturer, Kinlift Forklift ensures that all of our high-quality electric forklifts can provide long-lasting and efficient work.

The specific types of electric forklifts mainly include the following categories:

• Electric pallet truck
• Electric stacker
• Reach Trucks
• Counterbalanced forklift
• Order Picker
• Tractor

Electric pallet truck

Compared to manual pallet jacks, electric hand trucks (also known as powered pallet jacks) use an electric motor as the steering force instead of a human operator.

Electric pallet jacks greatly improve the ergonomics involved in moving large pallets of material and drive themselves at the touch of a button.

Electric stacker

When the pallet jack cannot lift the material vertically, the electric stacker can complete the task by adding a vertical lifting function to the base of the motorized trolley.

Additionally, the small footprint of a portable stacker facilitates parking the truck close to the production area, ready for lifting needs.

Reach Trucks

As the most common forklift found in warehouse and distribution environments, reach trucks are ideal for high-volume, high-density storage applications.

Reach trucks are designed for narrow aisle widths and very high rack heights.

Counterbalanced forklift

Counterbalanced forklifts, also known as classic forklifts, are most often configured as sit-drive lifts for handling heavy, high-volume materials over extended periods of time.

The defining feature of these types of forklifts is the counterweight mass added to the end of the vehicle, known as the counterweight, which allows adequate stability when handling and maneuvering loads at moderate speeds and high altitudes.

Order Picker

The operator platform rises to rack height with the attached container or pallet, allowing parallel picking in narrow aisles without turning the truck.

Order pickers are used exclusively to pull material from inventory, not to place pallets or smaller packages into inventory.

Tractor

Tractor Forklifts In many distribution center applications, tractors are ride-on vehicles used to pull attached carts or boxes during order picking, material transport, and maintenance transport.

Kinlift Forklift is committed to providing solutions for various material handling and stacking applications in different environments through ergonomic design and high-performance electric forklifts supported by innovative technologies.

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