Counter-Balance Lift TruckDistribuTek Leaning Center
Counterbalance Lift-Trucks are considered the "workhorses" of materials handling,
and are used only in open areas and normal aisles (10-13 ft.). As with most of the
industrial trucks, coun
terbalanced
lift trucks can be either battery powered (BP) or powered by an internal combustion
engine (ICE); the latter can use either gasoline, propane, or diesel fuel. The tires
used on the truck can be either cushion (CT) for indoor operation or pneumatic (PT)
for outdoor operation. The load-carrying capability of the counterbalanced lift
truck can range
from 1000 to over 100,000 lb. As selective pallet rack is the benchmark
pallet storage type, the counterbalance lift truck may be considered the benchmark
storage/retrieval vehicle. When it is desirable to use the same vehicle for loading and unloading trucks and storing and retrieving loads, the counterbalance truck is the logical choice. For use in block stacking, drive-in and drive-thru rack and
pallet storage frames, the operating aisles normally provided are suitable for counterbalanced
trucks. Since counterbalance trucks must turn within a storage aisle to retrieve
a pallet load, the aisle width required (10-13 ft.) to operate is wider than required
for some
other lift truck alternatives. The relatively low cost and flexibility
of counterbalance trucks are their main advantage.
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