Forklifts are machines which forklift operators utilize to transport materials from one location to another in manufacturing and warehouse environments. The equipment carries pallets, also known as skids, that are loaded with things. The lift truck is designed with forks that insert into the pallet rungs. Every so often, forklifts are also known as as Lift Trucks, Pallet Trucks, High/Low, Skid Trucks, Stacker-Trucks and Side Loaders.
The very first forklifts were advertised during the early part of the 1900s by companies like Clark and Yale & Towne Manufacturing. These days nearly all supplies stores on pallets and are shipped to warehouses. Forklifts are normally found inside warehouses and manufacturing factories, where they are used for the smooth operation of business.
The following are amongst the different kinds of skid lifts or pallets: Hand pallet truck; Walkie low lift truck - with electrical motor; Rider low lift truck; IC counterbalanced truck; Telescopic handler; Towing tractor; Sideloader; Walkie stacker; Rider stacker; Slip Sheet machine; Reach truck; Electric counterbalanced truck; Walkie Order Picking truck; Rider Order Picking truck - also referred to as "Order Picker"; Articulated Very Narrow Aisle Counterbalanced trucks - also called "Flexi Truck"; Truck Mounted Forklift / Sod Loader; Guided Very Narrow Aisle truck ; 'Man Down' - for narrow aisles; and 'Man Riser' Combination Order Picker/ Stacker truck
The articulated counterbalance truck is a type of counterbalanced forklift truck that is utilized for specialized applications. This hybrid is recommended for very narrow aisles because it could onload and offload in very tight spaces.
Capable if lifting as high as 12 meters are the Guided Vary Narrow Aisle Trucks. The "non top-tied" type could lift up to 30 meters high. These kinds of trucks are available in man down and man-riser models. This equipment should only be used on floors which are flat and even.