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 requires operator training in order to be conducted safely and also need knowledge of safety standards like the OSHA or Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
Compared to the electric truck, IC lift trucks are easier and faster to refuel. Nonetheless, the IC engine does create polluting emissions and are really noisy.
NARROW-AISLE FORKLIFTS
The ITA's Class 2 trucks consist of a large array of electric lift trucks and these are specially designed to be used in narrow aisles. The typical storage aisles are 12 feet wide, and this easily allows a counterbalanced lift truck to turn in the aisle and put a load away. Typically, the very narrow aisles are about 5.5 to 6 feet wide, whereas narrow aisles are 8 feet wide. These narrow aisles require 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.
Order pickers, reach trucks and turret trucks are 3 of the most common narrow-aisle forklifts. The differences among these forklifts are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Trucks
The traditional 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 which extend in front of the lift trucks. However, these outrigger arms could prevent the forklifts from getting near enough to the storage rack to retrieve and deposit loads, depending on the storage configuration. To be able to overcome this situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is a reach truck that is made with a telescoping device. This enables forks to reach into storage locations easily and concisely.
The ideal environment for a narrow-aisle lift truck is a place that has good lighting, is clean, and has good traffic flow, well-maintained floors, as well as a sufficient turning aisle.
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