Propane cylinders are designed to take up very 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 Occupational Health and Safety Administration or OSHA and also needs operator training in order to be conducted safely.
Compared to the electric forklift, IC lift trucks are faster and easier to refuel. Then again, the internal combustion engine does create polluting emissions and are very noisy.
NARROW-AISLE LIFT TRUCKS
The Class 2 forklifts consists of many types of forklift that are specially designed 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. Typically, the very narrow aisles are around 5.5 to 6 feet wide, whereas narrow aisles are 8 feet wide. These narrow aisles need specialized lift trucks 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 turret trucks, order pickers and reach trucks. The differences among these forklifts are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Forklifts
The original narrow-aisle forklift is considered to be the conventional reach truck. These equipment do not require a large counterweight and are thus, small enough to turn in narrow aisles. Instead, stability is provided by the outrigger arms which extend in front of the trucks. Nevertheless, these outrigger arms could prevent the trucks from getting near enough to the storage rack to retrieve and deposit cargo, depending on the storage configuration. To be able to overcome this specific situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is really a reach truck which is designed with a telescoping mechanism. This allows forks to reach into storage locations concisely and easily.
The best environment for narrow aisle lift trucks is a place that has clean floors, good lighting and well maintained floor, good traffic flow, along with sufficient turning space.
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