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 performed safely and also require knowledge of safety standards such as the Occupational Health and Safety Administration or OSHA.
Internal combustion forklifts are faster and easier to refuel, compared to electric lift trucks, but the IC or internal combustion engines produce major air-polluting emissions and are extremely noisy.
NARROW-AISLE LIFT TRUCKS
The Class 2 forklifts includes many types of lift truck that are particularly made to be utilized in narrow aisles. The typical 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, while the very narrow aisles are approximately 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles need specialized lift trucks which are capable of putting away cargo without any turning at all or that are small enough to turn on a tight radius.
The three most common narrow aisle lift trucks are the order pickers, reach trucks and turret trucks. The differences among these trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Lift Trucks
The original narrow-aisle lift truck is considered to be the conventional reach truck. These equipment do not need a big counterweight and are therefore, small enough to turn in narrow aisles. Instead, stability is provided by the outrigger arms that extend in front of the trucks. Nonetheless, depending on the storage configuration, these outrigger arms can prevent the lift trucks from getting near enough to the storage rack to retrieve and deposit cargo. In order to overcome this situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is actually a reach truck which is made with a telescoping mechanism. This enables forks to easily and concisely reach into storage locations.
The best environment for narrow aisle lift trucks is a place which has clean floors, good lighting and good traffic flow, well-maintained floor, as well as sufficient turning space.
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