Propane cylinders are designed to take up very little space and could 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 requires operator training in order to be conducted safely and also require knowledge of safety standards like the OSHA or Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
Compared to the electric forklift, IC forklifts are faster and easier to refuel. Nevertheless, the IC engine does produce polluting emissions and are really noisy.
NARROW-AISLE LIFT TRUCKS
The ITA's Class 2 trucks comprise a huge array of electric forklifts and these are specifically designed to be used in narrow aisles. The regular storage aisles are 12 feet wide, and this easily allows a counterbalanced lift truck to turn in the aisle and put a load away. Normally, 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 which could put away loads without any turning at all or that are small enough to turn on a tight radius.
Order pickers, reach trucks and turret trucks are 3 of the most common narrow-aisle forklifts. The differences amongst these forklifts are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Trucks
The conventional reach truck is the original narrow-aisle lift truck and these machinery do not need 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 forklifts. Nonetheless, these outrigger arms can prevent the trucks from getting near enough to the storage rack to deposit and retrieve loads, depending on the storage configuration. In order to overcome this specific situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is really a reach truck which is made with a telescoping mechanism. This allows forks to reach into storage areas easily and concisely.
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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