Propane cylinders take up little space and they can be kept either outside of a facility or inside of a storage area. It does take some time to switch out a propane cylinder, although, it still does require knowledge of safety standards such as the Occupational Health and Safety Administration or OSHA and also needs operator training in order to be performed safely.
Compared to the electric truck, IC forklifts are easier and faster to refuel. However, the IC engine does create polluting emissions and are extremely noisy.
NARROW-AISLE FORKLIFTS
The Class 2 forklifts consists of many varieties of forklift that are specifically designed to be used in narrow aisles. The regular 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 roughly 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles require specialized lift trucks that are capable of putting away loads without any turning at all or which are small enough to turn on a tight radius.
Order pickers, reach trucks and turret trucks are 3 of the most common narrow-aisle lift trucks. The differences between these lift trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Lift Trucks
The original narrow-aisle lift truck is considered to be the conventional reach truck. These machinery do not need a large counterweight and are thus, small enough to turn in narrow aisles. Instead, stability is provided by the outrigger arms which extend in front of the trucks. However, these outrigger arms can prevent the forklifts from getting near enough to the storage rack to retrieve and deposit cargo, depending on the storage configuration. To be able to overcome this situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is really a reach truck which is designed with a telescoping mechanism. This allows forks to concisely and easily reach into storage areas.
The ideal environment for a narrow-aisle forklift is a place which has good lighting, is clean, and has well-maintained floors, good traffic flow, as well as a sufficient turning aisle.
These machinery have changed the material handling business. Toyota stands behind their dedication to offering excellent quality and really strong machines. As the company changes, they always strive to apply solutions in order to offer their diverse customer base with the best available products.