what type of machinery is used to unload a trailer with slipsheet load
The load is composed of silk sheets
You need a slipsheet machine. This is a forklift with wide, thin tines and a mechanism that allows the driver to push the load off the tines onto the floor or into the racking.
A load on the truck or container using slipsheets instead of pallets. In some cases the edge of the slipsheet can be "grabbed" by a special attachment on the forklift and pulled onto the forks. Sometimes they will use slipsheets to allow for more usable room for the freight, other times they use slipsheets because of issues with wood or the cost of plastic pallets.
No
A load on the truck or container using slipsheets instead of pallets. In some cases the edge of the slipsheet can be "grabbed" by a special attachment on the forklift and pulled onto the forks. Sometimes they will use slipsheets to allow for more usable room for the freight, other times they use slipsheets because of issues with wood or the cost of plastic pallets.
The load should always be kept low whenever the forklift is traveling.
Forklift capacities vary by model. The question is too broad.
Most people call it a "slipsheet machine." It is a forklift with a special attachment for handling slipsheeted freight.
Yes
When traveling on a forklift the carried load must be at the highest feasible position travel
A load on the truck or container using slipsheets instead of pallets. In some cases the edge of the slipsheet can be "grabbed" by a special attachment on the forklift and pulled onto the forks. Sometimes they will use slipsheets to allow for more usable room for the freight, other times they use slipsheets because of issues with wood or the cost of plastic pallets.