Propane cylinders take up little space and they can be kept either inside of a storage area or outside of a facility. 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, internal combustion forklifts are faster and easier to refuel. Nevertheless, the IC engine does create polluting emissions and are extremely noisy.
NARROW-AISLE LIFT TRUCKS
The ITA's Class 2 trucks consist of a large array of electric forklifts and these are particularly made to be used in narrow aisles. The standard storage aisles are 12 feet wide, and this easily allows a counterbalanced forklift to turn in the aisle and put a load away. Usually, narrow aisles are 8 feet wide, whereas the very narrow aisles are about 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles need specialized forklifts that could put away cargo without any turning at all or which are small enough to turn on a tight radius.
The three most common narrow aisle forklifts are the turret trucks, order pickers and reach trucks. The differences among these forklifts are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Lift Trucks
The conventional reach truck is the original narrow-aisle forklift and these equipment do not require a counterweight. They are also small enough to turn around in narrow aisles. Instead, stability is provided by the outrigger arms that extend in front of the lift trucks. Nevertheless, these outrigger arms can prevent the forklifts from getting near enough to the storage rack to deposit and retrieve loads, depending on the storage configuration. To be able to overcome this situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is a reach truck which is made with a telescoping mechanism. This enables forks to concisely and easily reach into storage areas.
The ideal environment for a narrow-aisle lift truck is a place which has good lighting, is clean, and has well-maintained floors, good traffic flow, as well as a sufficient turning aisle.
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