Propane cylinders are designed to take up very little space and can be kept in an outdoor facility or inside the storage area. It does take some time to switch out a propane cylinder, though, it still does require knowledge of safety standards such as the OSHA or Occupational Health and Safety Administration and also needs operator training in order to be conducted safely.
Internal combustion forklifts are easier and faster to refuel, compared to electric lift trucks, but the internal combustion or IC engines produce major air-polluting emissions and are extremely noisy.
NARROW-AISLE LIFT TRUCKS
The Class 2 lift trucks includes many varieties of forklift that are particularly 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. Typically, narrow aisles are 8 feet wide, while the very narrow aisles are roughly 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles require specialized forklifts which are capable of putting away loads that are small enough to turn on a tight radius or without any turning at all.
Reach trucks, turret trucks and order pickers are 3 of the most common narrow-aisle trucks. The differences among these forklifts are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Lift Trucks
The original narrow-aisle forklift is considered to be the conventional reach truck. These machines do not require a big counterweight and are thus, small enough to turn in narrow aisles. Instead, stability is provided by the outrigger arms that extend in front of the trucks. Nevertheless, these outrigger arms could prevent the lift trucks from getting near enough to the storage rack to deposit and retrieve cargo, depending on the storage configuration. To be able to overcome this situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is a reach truck that is designed with a telescoping mechanism. This enables forks to reach into storage areas easily and concisely.
The best environment for narrow aisle forklifts is a place which has good lighting, clean floors and well maintained floor, good traffic flow, as well as sufficient turning space.
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