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, though, it still does needs operator training in order to be performed safely and also need knowledge of safety standards like the Occupational Health and Safety Administration or OSHA.
IC 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 very noisy.
NARROW-AISLE LIFT TRUCKS
The ITA's Class 2 trucks include a large array of electric forklifts and these are specially designed to be used in narrow aisles. The standard storage aisles are 12 feet wide, and this easily enables a counterbalanced forklift to turn in the aisle and put a load away. Typically, the very narrow aisles are approximately 5.5 to 6 feet wide, while narrow aisles are 8 feet wide. These narrow aisles require specialized forklifts which 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 lift trucks are the reach trucks, turret trucks and order pickers. The differences among these trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Lift Trucks
The conventional reach truck is the original narrow-aisle forklift 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 trucks. Nonetheless, depending on the storage configuration, these outrigger arms can prevent the lift trucks from getting close enough to the storage rack to deposit and retrieve cargo. To be able to overcome this situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is a reach truck which is made with a telescoping device. This allows forks to easily and concisely reach into storage locations.
The ideal environment for a narrow-aisle forklift is a place that has good lighting, is clean, and has well-maintained floors, good traffic flow, as well as an ample turning aisle.
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