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 require knowledge of safety standards like the OSHA or Occupational Health and Safety Administration and also needs operator training in order to be performed safely.
Compared to the electric lift truck, internal combustion lift trucks are faster and easier to refuel. Nonetheless, the IC engine does create polluting emissions and are very noisy.
NARROW-AISLE LIFT TRUCKS
The Class 2 lift trucks consists of numerous types of lift truck that are specially 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 about 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles need specialized forklifts that could put away loads without any turning at all or that are small enough to turn on a tight radius.
Turret trucks, order pickers and reach trucks are 3 of the most common narrow-aisle forklifts. The differences between these trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Trucks
The conventional reach truck is the original narrow-aisle lift truck and these machines do not require 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 trucks. Nonetheless, depending on the storage configuration, these outrigger arms could prevent the forklifts from getting near enough to the storage rack to retrieve and deposit loads. To be able to overcome this specific situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is actually a reach truck which is designed with a telescoping device. This allows forks to reach into storage areas concisely and easily.
The ideal environment for a narrow-aisle forklift is a place that is clean, has good lighting, and has good traffic flow, well-maintained floors, as well as a sufficient turning aisle.
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