A lift truck is an important piece of machinery within the material handling business. Also known as a powered industrial truck, a forklift is used to lift and move materials from one place to another. These trucks changed the manufacturing and the warehousing businesses. Nowadays they are used for a wide variety of applications and are considered to be essential for material handling.
The forklift needs an operator who uses the control levers to move cargo and materials around the worksite, most typically a factory or warehouse. Companies that own their own forklifts should maintain the equipment to make certain they have a long lifespan. Similar to any machinery components, forklift parts, are susceptible to wear and tear and will eventually become worn. In order to make sure the forklift works efficiently and safely, you would have to replace worn or damaged components occasionally. Each 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 known as forklift fork positioner helps to position the tines. Forks can move both separately or at the same time. Without the forklift fork positioner, the forklift operator should manually adjust forklift forks for various sizes of loads.
Side Shifter: The side shifter is a hydraulic attachment that enables the lift truck operator to laterally shift the backrest and the forklift forks. This kind of attachment makes it easier to place the cargo without having to change the position of the truck.
Pole Attachments: These long metal poles are intended to lift carpet rolls. The poles work better for this purpose than forklift forks.
Telescopic Forklift Forks: Telescoping forks are hydraulic attachments which enable the operator to both load and unload from a single side. The telescoping forks could handle two pallets of various sizes at the same time. This attachment is recommended for handling pallets in 'double deep racking'.