Lift Truck Basics
There is a wide array of configurations and options available for the modern lift trucks or forklifts these days. These options far exceed lift height and weight capacity. Make sure you do some homework before making an acquisition for your business in order to select the right vehicles for your operation. These practices would result in optimal utilization of your labor and space while ensuring a high safety factor.
Prior to choosing the right vehicle and making a decision for your operation you must have a full understanding of the properties of the loads or materials you will be handling. Additionally, it is vital to know the storage methods you would use to be able to store these items. Moreover, it is also important to understand the methods you would require for shipping and receiving these items. After this is complete, it is a wise idea to know the variety of available vehicles and options .
Fuel Types
The electric vehicles are intended for indoor use only, providing quiet operation with no gas fumes. If you plan to mostly use your vehicles indoors than this is certainly the best alternative. In multi-shift operations, you would need additional transfer and charging stations and batteries.
If the lift truck is not used 100% of the time or is in single shift operations, you would be able to charge the forklift during its off-duty hours. Take note that the batteries and the chargers for lift trucks are often priced separately from the lift truck itself.
There are AC or alternating current motors also. These motors are offered by many lift truck manufacturers. Usually, AC powered lift trucks run off of DC batteries and convert the DC power back to AC in order to power the motor.
AC motors offer several advantages. Several of the main factors include that these motors offer higher efficiency overall, lower maintenance costs and faster acceleration.