Narrow Aisle Forklifts
Narrow aisle forklifts are specially designed so as to fit down very narrow warehouse aisles. This provides a few benefits to business owners such as greatly increasing their space to keep objects. Even smaller aisles can fit a lift truck through them. Narrow aisle forklifts are famous for their maneuverability and not a lot of space is required to move a narrow aisle lift truck. Their design has allowed them to move without much space because of the fact that the majority of objects which hinder movement have been squished up the main forklift body in their design.
These forklifts have a weakness in that they are quite slow. These forklifts will not cut it if you need it to move supplies across large distances. This issue could be easily solved if you also have access to a standard forklift. Several businesses prefer to use the narrow aisle forklift to transport the load to a central location. These items are then handed off to a standard forklift which will take it the bulk of the distance. Typically, narrow aisle forklifts could not move as much weight so they are only effective for loads that are small.
How to Drive a Forklift Truck
The principles of forklift operation is similar to the regular automobile. These machines have brakes, an accelerator and a steering wheel, while the operator requires good good hand-eye coordination and concentration. The forklift is capable of lifting loads that weigh several tons up to heights of 24 feet or higher. They can operate in very narrow confines. using a forklift requires additional expertise and training to be able to run efficiently and smoothly.