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, although, it still does requires operator training in order to be conducted safely and also require knowledge of safety standards such as the Occupational Health and Safety Administration or OSHA.
Compared to the electric truck, IC forklifts are faster and easier to refuel. Nevertheless, the internal combustion engine does create polluting emissions and are extremely noisy.
NARROW-AISLE FORKLIFTS
The Class 2 lift trucks consists of numerous varieties of forklift that are specially designed to be used 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. Normally, narrow aisles are 8 feet wide, while the very narrow aisles are about 5.5 to 6 feet wide. These narrow aisles need 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.
Turret trucks, order pickers and reach trucks are 3 of the most common narrow-aisle forklifts. The differences amongst these forklifts are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Forklifts
The traditional reach truck is the original narrow-aisle forklift 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 forklifts. However, depending on the storage configuration, these outrigger arms could prevent the lift trucks from getting near enough to the storage rack to deposit and retrieve loads. To be able to overcome this particular situation, a pantograph was designed. The pantograph is really a reach truck which is designed with a telescoping mechanism. This allows forks to easily and concisely reach into storage areas.
The best environment for narrow aisle forklifts is a place which has clean floors, good lighting and well maintained floor, good traffic flow, along with sufficient turning space.
These types of machines have revolutionized the material handling business. Toyota stands behind their commitment to offering excellent quality and very strong machines. As the company evolves, they always strive to implement solutions in order to offer their diverse customer base with the best available products.