Propane cylinders are designed to take up really 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 truck, IC forklifts are easier and faster to refuel. Nevertheless, the IC engine does produce polluting emissions and are extremely noisy.
NARROW-AISLE FORKLIFTS
The ITA's Class 2 trucks include a huge variety of electric forklifts and these are particularly made to be used in narrow aisles. The typical storage aisles are 12 feet wide, and this easily allows a counterbalanced lift truck to turn in the aisle and put a load away. Typically, narrow aisles are 8 feet wide, while the very narrow aisles are around 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles require specialized lift trucks that are capable of putting away loads which are small enough to turn on a tight radius or without any turning at all.
The three most common narrow aisle lift trucks are the order pickers, reach trucks and turret trucks. The differences between these lift trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Lift Trucks
The original narrow-aisle forklift is considered to be the conventional reach truck. These machines do not need a big counterweight and are hence, small enough to turn in narrow aisles. Instead, stability is provided by the outrigger arms which extend in front of the trucks. Then again, depending on the storage configuration, these outrigger arms can prevent the lift trucks from getting close enough to the storage rack to retrieve and deposit loads. In order to overcome this particular situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is actually a reach truck which is made with a telescoping device. 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 well maintained floor, good traffic flow, in addition to sufficient turning space.
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