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, although, it still does requires operator training in order to be conducted safely and also require knowledge of safety standards such as the OSHA or Occupational Health and Safety Administration.
Internal combustion trucks are easier and faster to refuel, than electric trucks, but the IC or internal combustion engines create major air-polluting emissions and are very noisy.
NARROW-AISLE LIFT TRUCKS
The Class 2 forklifts includes numerous varieties of lift truck that are specially made 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. Normally, narrow aisles are 8 feet wide, while the very narrow aisles are around 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles require specialized lift trucks which are capable of putting away loads which are small enough to turn on a tight radius or without any turning at all.
The three most common narrow aisle lift trucks are the turret trucks, order pickers and reach trucks. The differences between these lift trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Lift Trucks
The traditional reach truck is the original narrow-aisle lift truck 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. However, these outrigger arms can prevent the forklifts from getting close 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 actually a reach truck that is designed with a telescoping device. This allows forks to easily and concisely reach into storage areas.
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 a sufficient turning aisle.
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