A lift truck is an important piece of machinery within the material handling business. Also known as a powered industrial truck, a lift truck is used to carry and move supplies from one place to another. These trucks revolutionized the warehousing and the manufacturing industries. Nowadays they are considered to be vital for material handling and are utilized for a huge variety of applications.
A lift truck is a machine which is driven by an operator who uses the truck to transport cargo around a warehouse or worksite. Businesses that own their own forklifts must maintain the equipment to ensure they have a long lifespan. Forklift parts, like any machine components, are susceptible to wear and tear and will become worn over time. In order to ensure the forklift functions safely and efficiently, you must replace worn or damaged components occasionally. Each and every forklift truck component is made for a particular purpose. Below is a list of several lift truck attachments and their purposes:
Forklift Fork Positioner: The hydraulic attachment referred to as forklift fork positioner helps to position the blades. Forks can move both separately or simultaneously. Without the forklift fork positioner, the lift truck operator should adjust forklift forks manually for different load sizes.
Side Shifter: The hydraulic side shift attachment allows the operator to laterally shift the forklift forks and the backrest. This specific attachment makes it really easier to place the cargo without having to change the truck's position.
Pole Attachments: These long metal poles are intended to carry carpet rolls. The poles work better for this purpose than forklift forks.
Telescopic Forklift Forks: Telescopic forklift forks are hydraulic attachments that allow the operator to load and unload from one side by handling two pallets of various sizes at the same time. This type of attachment is great for handling pallets in 'double deep racking'.