Propane cylinders take up little space and they can be kept either outside of a facility or inside of a storage area. It does take some time to switch out a propane cylinder, though, it still does need knowledge of safety standards like the Occupational Health and Safety Administration or OSHA and also requires operator training in order to be conducted safely.
Compared to the electric forklift, internal combustion forklifts are faster and easier to refuel. Nonetheless, the IC engine does produce polluting emissions and are very noisy.
NARROW-AISLE LIFT TRUCKS
The Class 2 forklifts includes many kinds of lift truck that are particularly designed to be used in narrow aisles. The regular storage aisles are 12 feet wide, and this easily allows a counterbalanced lift truck to turn in the aisle and put a load away. Normally, narrow aisles are 8 feet wide, while the very narrow aisles are approximately 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles need specialized forklifts that are capable of putting away cargo without any turning at all or which are small enough to turn on a tight radius.
The three most common narrow aisle forklifts are the reach trucks, turret trucks and order pickers. The differences among these trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Forklifts
The original narrow-aisle lift truck is considered to be the traditional reach truck. These machinery do not require a large counterweight and are therefore, small enough to turn in narrow aisles. Instead, stability is provided by the outrigger arms which extend in front of the trucks. However, these outrigger arms could prevent the trucks from getting near enough to the storage rack to retrieve and deposit loads, depending on the storage configuration. To be able to overcome this specific situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is actually a reach truck which is made with a telescoping device. This enables forks to easily and concisely reach into storage locations.
The ideal environment for a narrow-aisle forklift is a place that has good lighting, is clean, and has well-maintained floors, good traffic flow, as well as a sufficient turning aisle.
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