Propane cylinders take up little space and they could 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 require knowledge of safety standards such as the Occupational Health and Safety Administration or OSHA and also needs operator training in order to be performed safely.
IC trucks are easier and faster to refuel, than electric trucks, 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 lift trucks and these are particularly 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. Usually, narrow aisles are 8 feet wide, whereas the very narrow aisles are about 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles require specialized lift trucks that are capable of putting away cargo which are small enough to turn on a tight radius or without any turning at all.
Order pickers, reach trucks and turret trucks are 3 of the most common narrow-aisle trucks. The differences amongst these lift trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Lift Trucks
The conventional reach truck is the original narrow-aisle lift truck and these equipment 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. Then again, these outrigger arms could prevent the forklifts from getting close enough to the storage rack to deposit and retrieve cargo, depending on the storage configuration. In order to overcome this situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is really a reach truck which is designed with a telescoping mechanism. This enables forks to concisely and easily reach into storage areas.
The best environment for narrow aisle lift trucks is a place which has good lighting, clean floors and good traffic flow, well-maintained floor, as well as sufficient turning space.
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