Propane cylinders take up little space and they could 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 requires operator training in order to be conducted safely and also require knowledge of safety standards like the Occupational Health and Safety Administration or OSHA.
IC trucks are easier and faster to refuel, compared to electric forklifts, but the internal combustion or IC engines create major air-polluting emissions and are very noisy.
NARROW-AISLE LIFT TRUCKS
The Class 2 forklifts includes many kinds of lift truck which are specifically 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, narrow aisles are 8 feet wide, whereas the very narrow aisles are approximately 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles need specialized forklifts which can put away loads without any turning at all or which are small enough to turn on a tight radius.
The three most common narrow aisle lift trucks are the reach trucks, turret trucks and order pickers. The differences amongst these trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Trucks
The conventional reach truck is the original narrow-aisle forklift 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 which extend in front of the lift trucks. Nevertheless, depending on the storage configuration, these outrigger arms could prevent the lift trucks from getting close enough to the storage rack to deposit and retrieve cargo. In order to overcome this particular situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is really a reach truck which is designed with a telescoping device. This allows forks to reach into storage locations easily and concisely.
The best environment for narrow aisle forklifts is a place which has good lighting, clean floors and good traffic flow, well-maintained floor, in addition to sufficient turning space.
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