Propane cylinders are designed to take up very little space and can be kept inside the storage area or in an outdoor facility. It does take some time to switch out a propane cylinder, though, it still does needs operator training in order to be performed safely and also require knowledge of safety standards like the OSHA or Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
Compared to the electric forklift, internal combustion lift trucks are faster and easier to refuel. However, the IC engine does produce polluting emissions and are very noisy.
NARROW-AISLE FORKLIFTS
The Class 2 lift trucks includes many types of forklift that are particularly made to be utilized 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. Usually, narrow aisles are 8 feet wide, whereas the very narrow aisles are around 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles require specialized forklifts that are capable of putting away cargo which are small enough to turn on a tight radius or without any turning at all.
Turret trucks, order pickers and reach trucks are 3 of the most common narrow-aisle lift trucks. The differences among these lift trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Forklifts
The conventional reach truck is the original narrow-aisle lift truck and these machines 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. However, these outrigger arms could prevent the forklifts from getting near enough to the storage rack to retrieve and deposit cargo, depending on the storage configuration. In order to overcome this situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is really a reach truck that is designed with a telescoping mechanism. This enables forks to reach into storage areas concisely and easily.
The best environment for narrow aisle forklifts is a place which has clean floors, good lighting and good traffic flow, well-maintained floor, in addition to sufficient turning space.
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