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Forklifts For Sale In Dallas Fort Worth Texas

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  • By Leslie Ball


    The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) defines a forklift, also called a powered industrial truck (PIT), as a vehicle used to tier, stack, pull, push, carry, or lift materials. Other names are lift truck, pallet truck, rider truck, lifttruck or forktruck. Before going out shopping for forklifts for sale in Dallas and in Fort Worth, TX, it is a good idea to make sure you know all the different classes of forklift to make sure you get the right one for your uses.

    Powered industrial trucks are inherently dangerous, no matter what class they are in. Every year, nearly 100 operators lose their lives as the result of an accident at work, while more than 30,000 end up in the emergency room before they get a chance to clock off for the day. Because of the specific nature of most of these accidents, experts have concluded that most, if not all, could have been prevented had the operator been properly trained and certified. Many fatalities are caused by people being crushed under their fork lift as they jump off while it is tipping over. Many other fatalities and serious injuries occur when pedestrians are hit by lift trucks.

    Lift trucks may be powered by electricity or by an internal combustion engine with gasoline, diesel or LPG as the fuel. Another feature used in the classification of PITs is the type of tire, solid or pneumatic. Solid tires are used on smooth surfaces, while pneumatic tires work better on uneven surfaces. Pallet trucks are divided into six classifications.

    Class I forklifts have electric motors and the operator rides the vehicle. Extremely versatile, Class I lifttrucks are used where air quality is important. They may be equipped with either pneumatic or solid tires.

    Class II pallet trucks are called electric motor narrow-aisle trucks. This is because they have design features that make them suitable for operating in areas with narrow aisles, such as a high-density warehouse. Choose this class if conserving space and air quality are important.

    Electricity-driven fork trucks where the operator walks beside the vehicle, as if walking a bicycle, are known as Class III. They are referred to as hand/rider or electric motor hand trucks. The tiller, which contains all of the controls, is mounted at the side of the vehicle.

    Class IV forktrucks are powered by an internal combustion engine and use solid (cushion) wheels. These are used on dry, smooth floors to move materials between the loading dock and the storage area. Lower to the ground than trucks with pneumatic tires, these lifts are useful in low-clearance environments.

    Class V lifttrucks have the option of using compressed natural gas as a fuel, as well as LPG, gasoline or diesel. These are the most versatile of all the classes of lift truck and are consequently the most common. Class VI lifts are used in rough terrain.




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