Lift Truck Basics
Nowadays, there is a wide variety of options and configurations for modern forklifts, providing them with greater lift height and weight capacity. Make sure you do some homework prior to making an acquisition for your company so as to pick the right vehicles for your application. These practices will lead to optimal use of your space and labor while ensuring a high safety factor.
Before selecting the best vehicle and making a decision for your operation you should have a full understanding of the properties of the materials or loads you would be handling. Furthermore, it is really vital to understand the storage methods you would use in order to store these items. Additionally, it is also essential to understand the methods you will need for shipping and receiving these items. After this is done, it is a great idea to know the variety of available options and vehicles .
Types of Fuel
Typically, the electric vehicles are designed for indoor use only. These models provide many benefits such as having no fumes present and being quiet to operate. If you plan to mostly utilize your vehicles indoors than this is definitely the best option. In multi-shift operations, you will require additional transfer and batteries and charging stations.
During single shift operations, the lift truck is not used 100% of the time, allowing the operators adequate time to recharge the batteries while on off-duty hours. Take note that the batteries and the chargers for lift trucks are normally priced separately from the lift truck itself.
Forklifts also have alternating current or AC motors. These motors are offered by many lift truck manufacturers. Normally, AC powered lift trucks run off of DC batteries and convert the DC power back to AC so as to power the motor.
AC motors provide several advantages. Several of the main factors include that these motors provide faster acceleration, higher efficiency overall and lower maintenance costs.
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Forklift Parts
Hyster
Hyster enjoys a wonderful relationship with most of its customers due its focus on creating total customer satisfaction through its world class production. Our goal is to anticipate the needs of every client as well as deal with them with forklifts which deliver the reliability, the value and the performance which they truly demand.
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Nissan
The Platinum II internal combustion or IC engine forklift gives greater horsepower and torque ideal for many tough outdoor or inside settings. This machinery is capable of keeping your operation running smooth and maintaining high productivity. The Platinum II can be run by Liquid Propane, Gas, Dual Fuel with Gas/LP or Diesel. The fuel management system LP/Gas offered by Nissan...
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Yale
Yale Narrow Aisle Trucks
The Yale Narrow Aisle Lift Trucks are designed and built with all of the ergonomic comfort and particular specifications which you need. Yale makes certain they make and design narrow aisle trucks which meet the different requirements of industries and their particular applications.
The Yale forklift has a reputation for building efficient drive motors which provide...
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Toyota
During the year 1926, Toyota Industries Corporation or also known as TICO was founded by Sakichi Toyoda. Since the company's inception, TICO has expanded the scope of its business domains and promoted diversification to include: logistic solutions, material handling machines, textile machinery and equipment, electronics, engines, vehicles, automobiles and car air-conditioning compressors.
About Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A. Inc.
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Doosan
Counterbalance Forklift Training
Based on Occupational Safety and Health Administration policies, anybody who utilizes a counterbalanced lift truck must receive training. Training for these types of industrial machinery includes both classroom training and hands-on driver training. Refresher training is needed occasionally in order to keep operator skills up to date. OSHA does not indicate a required minimum time for either...
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Clark
How to Fill Forklift Cylinders
Forklifts, or industrial lift trucks, are normally designed to operate utilizing liquid propane. There is the alternative to have refueling capabilities on site or to have cylinders brought to your facility. Operators who are working with propane-powered forklifts should be trained to deal with very combustible substances.
1 Before refueling, you should wear personal protective...
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Komatsu
Warehouse Forklift Maintenance
Having a proper maintenance program for forklifts will help to increase the lifespan of the machinery and is also a critical factor to the safe use of the machinery. Completing regular forklift inspections and performing preventive maintenance on a routine basis will help to ensure the efficient and safe use of the machinery.
Daily Checklist
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