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, although, it still does need knowledge of safety standards such as the Occupational Health and Safety Administration or OSHA and also needs operator training in order to be conducted safely.
Compared to the electric truck, IC forklifts are easier and faster to refuel. Nonetheless, the IC engine does produce polluting emissions and are really noisy.
NARROW-AISLE LIFT TRUCKS
The Class 2 lift trucks includes many varieties of lift truck which are particularly designed to be used in narrow aisles. The regular storage aisles are 12 feet wide, and this easily enables a counterbalanced lift truck to turn in the aisle and put a load away. Normally, the very narrow aisles are approximately 5.5 to 6 feet wide, whereas narrow aisles are 8 feet wide. These narrow aisles need specialized forklifts that are capable of putting away loads that are small enough to turn on a tight radius or without any turning at all.
The three most common narrow aisle forklifts are the order pickers, reach trucks and turret trucks. The differences amongst these lift trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Trucks
The traditional reach truck is the original narrow-aisle lift truck and these equipment do not require 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. Nonetheless, these outrigger arms can prevent the trucks from getting close enough to the storage rack to deposit and retrieve loads, depending on the storage configuration. To be able to overcome this specific situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is a reach truck that is designed with a telescoping mechanism. This allows forks to easily and concisely reach into storage areas.
The best environment for narrow aisle lift trucks is a place which has clean floors, good lighting and well maintained floor, good traffic flow, as well as sufficient turning space.
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