Propane cylinders take up little space and they can 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 require knowledge of safety standards like for example the OSHA or Occupational Health and Safety Administration and also needs operator training in order to be conducted safely.
Internal combustion lift trucks 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 ITA's Class 2 trucks consist of a huge range 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. Typically, the very narrow aisles are roughly 5.5 to 6 feet wide, while narrow aisles are 8 feet wide. These narrow aisles need specialized lift trucks that are capable of putting away loads 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 between these lift trucks are discussed below.
Narrow-Aisle Reach Lift Trucks
The original narrow-aisle lift truck is considered to be the traditional reach truck. These machinery do not require a huge counterweight and are therefore, small enough to turn in narrow aisles. Instead, stability is provided by the outrigger arms that extend in front of the trucks. Then again, these outrigger arms can prevent the lift trucks from getting near enough to the storage rack to deposit and retrieve 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 made with a telescoping mechanism. This enables forks to easily and concisely reach into storage locations.
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 ample turning space.
These types of machinery have changed the material handling industry. Toyota stands behind their commitment to offering exceptional quality and extremely strong equipment. As the business changes, they always strive to apply solutions in order to give their diverse customer base with the best products available.