A lift truck is an essential piece of machine within the material handling business. Also referred to as a powered industrial truck, a lift truck is used to carry and transport materials from one place to another. These trucks transformed the manufacturing and the warehousing industries. These days they are utilized for a wide variety of applications and are considered to be essential for material handling.
A forklift is a piece of equipment which is driven by an operator who uses the truck to move cargo around a worksite or warehouse. Companies which own their own forklifts have to maintain the equipment to ensure they have a long lifespan. Lift truck components, similar to any machine parts, are subject to wear and tear and would become worn over time. In order to ensure the lift truck works efficiently and safely, you should occasionally replace worn or damaged components. Each forklift truck part is made for a specific purpose. Below is a list of several lift truck attachments and their tasks:
Forklift Fork Positioner: The forklift fork positioner is a hydraulic attachment that helps to position the forks. It can move the forks either at the same time or separately. Without the forklift fork positioner, the operator of the forklift needs to adjust forklift forks by hand for different sizes of cargo.
Side Shifter: The hydraulic side shift attachment enables the operator to laterally shift both the forklift forks and the backrest. This attachment makes it really easier to place the load 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 compared to forklift forks.
Telescopic Forklift Forks: Telescoping blades are hydraulic attachments which allow the operator to both unload and load from a single side. The telescoping forks could handle two pallets of different sizes at the same time. This particular kind of attachment is great for handling pallets in 'double deep racking'.