Propane cylinders are designed to take up very little space and could be kept inside the storage area or in an outdoor facility. 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 conducted safely.
Internal combustion lift trucks are easier and faster to refuel, compared to electric forklifts, but the internal combustion or IC engines produce major air-polluting emissions and are extremely noisy.
NARROW-AISLE FORKLIFTS
The ITA's Class 2 trucks include a huge variety of electric forklifts and these are particularly made to be utilized in narrow aisles. The regular 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, whereas narrow aisles are 8 feet wide. These narrow aisles need specialized lift trucks that are capable of putting away cargo that are small enough to turn on a tight radius or without any turning at all.
The three most common narrow aisle forklifts are the reach trucks, turret trucks and order pickers. The differences between these lift trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Trucks
The original narrow-aisle lift truck is considered to be the conventional reach truck. These equipment do not need a large 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 forklifts. Nevertheless, these outrigger arms can prevent the lift trucks from getting close 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 actually a reach truck that is designed with a telescoping device. This allows forks to reach into storage areas concisely and easily.
The ideal environment for a narrow-aisle forklift is a place which is clean, has good lighting, and has good traffic flow, well-maintained floors, as well as a sufficient turning aisle.
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