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, though, it still does need knowledge of safety standards like for example the OSHA or Occupational Health and Safety Administration and also needs operator training in order to be conducted safely.
IC lift trucks are faster and easier to refuel, than electric trucks, but the IC or internal combustion engines create major air-polluting emissions and are very noisy.
NARROW-AISLE FORKLIFTS
The ITA's Class 2 trucks comprise a huge array of electric forklifts and these are specifically made to be utilized in narrow aisles. The typical storage aisles are 12 feet wide, and this easily enables a counterbalanced forklift to turn in the aisle and put a load away. Usually, narrow aisles are 8 feet wide, while the very narrow aisles are around 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles require specialized forklifts that are capable of putting away cargo 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 forklifts are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Forklifts
The traditional reach truck is the original narrow-aisle lift truck and these machines 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 forklifts. However, depending on the storage configuration, these outrigger arms can prevent the trucks from getting near enough to the storage rack to deposit and retrieve loads. In order to overcome this particular situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is actually a reach truck which is designed with a telescoping mechanism. This allows forks to concisely and easily reach into storage locations.
The ideal environment for a narrow-aisle lift truck is a place that is clean, has good lighting, and has well-maintained floors, good traffic flow, as well as an ample turning aisle.
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