Forklift usually be divided into three categories: internal combustion forklifts, electric forklifts and warehouse trucks.

Forklift usually be divided into three categories: internal combustion forklifts, electric forklifts and warehouse trucks.

 
(1) internal combustion 8 tons diesel forklift internal combustion forklifts are divided into ordinary internal combustion forklifts, heavy trucks, container trucks and sides of the truck. ① ordinary internal combustion forklifts generally use diesel, gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas or natural gas engine as power, load capacity of 1.2 to 8.0 tons, the operating channel width is generally 3.5 to 5.0 m, taking into account the emissions and noise problems, usually outdoors, shop or other exhaust emissions and noise do not require special places. Due to convenient refueling, it can achieve long continuous operation, and competent (such as rain) to work in harsh environments. ② heavy truck diesel engine as power, load capacity of 10.0 to 52.0 tons, generally used for heavier cargo terminals, steel and other industries outdoor jobs. ③ container diesel forklift trucks diesel engine as power, load capacity from 8.0 to 45.0 tons, is generally divided into empty forklift, heavy container forklift and reachstacker. Applied to container handling, such as container yard or port terminal operations.
(2) electric forklift trucks carrying eight tons of electric power to the motors, batteries for energy. Carrying capacity of 1.0 to 8.0 tons, the operating channel width is generally 3.5 to 5.0 m. Since there is no pollution, low noise, it is widely used in indoor operations and other demanding environmental conditions, such as medicine, food and other industries. With the people's attention to environmental protection, electric forklift is gradually replacing the internal combustion forklifts. Because each battery for about 8 hours in general needs to be charged, so for multi-shift working condition with battery backup.
(3) storage warehouse forklift trucks primarily for cargo handling and warehouse forklift design. Apart from a few warehouse forklift (such as manual pallet truck) is the use of human-driven, others are driven by an electric motor, because the body is compact, mobile and flexible, light weight and good environmental performance and have been widely used in the storage industry. When multi-shift operation, the motor-driven warehouse forklift battery backup needed.
(4) electric tractor electric tractor (trailer) tractor using a motor-driven, with its towing capacity (3.0 to 25 tons), followed by pulling a few car loading cargo. Often used for transportation between the workshop or workshops bulk goods, such as automobile manufacturing warehouse to the assembly line of transportation, airport baggage.