Propane cylinders are designed to take up really little space and can be kept in an outdoor facility or inside the storage area. It does take some time to switch out a propane cylinder, although, it still does need knowledge of safety standards like for example the OSHA or Occupational Health and Safety Administration and also requires operator training in order to be conducted safely.
Compared to the electric forklift, IC forklifts are easier and faster to refuel. However, the internal combustion engine does produce polluting emissions and are really noisy.
NARROW-AISLE FORKLIFTS
The Class 2 forklifts consists of numerous types of lift truck which are particularly made to be used in narrow aisles. The regular storage aisles are 12 feet wide, and this easily enables a counterbalanced forklift to turn in the aisle and put a load away. Usually, the very narrow aisles are about 5.5 to 6 feet wide, whereas narrow aisles are 8 feet wide. These narrow aisles need specialized forklifts which are capable of putting away cargo without any turning at all or that are small enough to turn on a tight radius.
Order pickers, reach trucks and turret trucks are 3 of the most common narrow-aisle forklifts. The differences among these lift trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Lift Trucks
The traditional reach truck is the original narrow-aisle lift truck and these equipment do not need a counterweight. They are also small enough to turn around in narrow aisles. Instead, stability is provided by the outrigger arms that extend in front of the forklifts. However, depending on the storage configuration, these outrigger arms can prevent the forklifts from getting near enough to the storage rack to retrieve and deposit loads. In order to overcome this situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is really a reach truck which is made with a telescoping mechanism. This allows forks to easily and concisely reach into storage areas.
The ideal environment for a narrow-aisle lift truck is a place that has good lighting, is clean, and has well-maintained floors, good traffic flow, as well as an ample turning aisle.
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