Narrow Aisle Lift trucks
There are especially made lift trucks that operate in narrow warehouse aisles. These equipment are normally known as narrow aisle or very narrow aisle forklifts. They can easily negotiate smaller aisles and enable you to enjoy several advantages. Like for instance, the increased amount of space to store stuff can greatly increase the overall available inventory of a business.
The narrow aisle lift truck is manufactured to maneuver rather easily, as they are engineered specially to operate in tight areas. Their unique design has eliminated many of the items that are squished up into the main body of the conventional forklift design.
These lift trucks are really slow compared to regular forklifts that is one of their main drawbacks. If you need to transport things across large areas, the narrow aisle lift truck is not the best. In terms of speed they will not be a dependable choice. If you also have a regular lift truck, this will not be an issue. You can simply utilize the narrow aisle forklift to move the load to a central site and then hand it off to a standard forklift that can travel the bulk of the distance in an efficient and timely way. Usually, narrow aisle forklifts cannot handle as much lifting weight; thus, outside of smaller loads they would not be really useful.
Electric Lift Trucks
Traditional gas forklifts are not a suitable option for indoor applications such as stores or warehouses. They would not be as safe due to their fumes, or as helpful or cost-efficient compared to an electric powered unit. Electric lift trucks are often designed to look and function a lot like gas ones, but they depend on electric batteries which must be recharged, instead of gasoline fuel.
The electrically powered forklift has become more popular and for a variety of reasons. These equipment can help companies save costs on fuel. Electric models will first cost more, but will eventually save you more over time. For example, when gas prices go up, you will save lots of cash since you will not be affected. Electric models tend to last somewhat a bit longer than gas powered units too. This is partly due to the fact they are mostly utilized indoors and thus don't get as dirty or work in as harsh settings as the gas powered ones. Electric models are healthier to use in poorly ventilated areas like warehouses and indoor applications as they don't emit noxious fumes. It could be really dangerous to use diesel or gas forklifts indoors.
One of the main disadvantages to electric lift trucks is the fact they can normally only work for one 8 hour shift before the battery needs to be charged for another shift. Numerous companies get around this situation by buying an extra battery so they could have less downtime and continually cycle them. There are fast charge batteries emerging on the market which are also reducing the charging time.