- Motor.
- Mast Cylinder Velocity Fuses.
- Hydrostatic Power Steering.
- Anti-Roll-Back Mechanism.
- In-Built Self Diagnosis System
With so many different types of forklifts, your workplace efficiency and productivity depends on selecting the right equipment for your needs.
Warehouse operators today face the challenge of choosing between a wide variety of forklift types, each with distinct applications, features and benefits:
- Electric forklifts
- Internal combustion forklifts
- Order pickers
- Reach trucks
- Aerial lifts
- Personnel lifts
- Scissor lifts
- Pallet jacks
- Rider pallet trucks
- Cushion tire forklifts
- Pneumatic tire forklifts
- Narrow aisle forklifts
- High-capacity forklifts
- Rough terrain forklifts
- Container handlers
- Sideloaders
Model | EMBD10 | EMBD15 | EMBD20 | EMBD25 |
Power type | storage battery | storage battery | storage battery | storage batttery |
rated load | 1000kg | 1500kg | 2000kg | 2500kg |
lifting height | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 | 3000 |
Nowadays there are even automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and state-of-the-art robotic forklifts.
Here we'll review the specific characteristics - including the key features and benefits - of seven different types of forklifts, specifically the forklift classifications labeled Classes I-VII by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Experienced lift truck owners and operators may find this guide to the various forklift types to be a useful refresher. It may even spark some ideas for how a different piece of machinery might help you accomplish key tasks more efficiently.
These electric-powered lift trucks are generally designed for sit-down operation, but standing models are also available. One of the key features of this type of forklift is that they are counterbalanced - meaning that the battery also functions as a counterweight for stability.
Of course, because they are powered by an electric battery, they are much quieter and produce no emissions, making them ideal for indoor work. A three-wheel design is most common, but Hyster-Yale has a new, highly maneuverable 4-wheel model.
Class I lift trucks are extremely versatile. One of their most useful features is their ability to roll right into the back of a tractor-trailer to grab pallets and move them to their next destination or into storage. Mariotti, maker of some of the smallest forklifts on the market, has options that are ideal for tight spaces and unusual applications (need to get through a small doorway or into an elevator?) or weight-sensitive work spaces like an old factory. Though electric lifts sometimes carry a higher acquisition cost, you'll save money on fuel and maintenance. Their weight capacity most commonly ranges from 3,000-8,000 lbs. (or 1,500-2,300 lbs. for Mariotti), although higher capacities are also available.