Narrow Aisle Forklifts
Narrow aisle forklifts are specially designed to be able to fit down very narrow warehouse aisles. This provides several benefits to business owners such as greatly increasing their space to store objects. Even smaller aisles could fit a lift truck through them. Narrow aisle forklifts are famous for their maneuverability and not a lot of space is needed to move a narrow aisle forklift. Their design has allowed them to move without a lot of space because of the fact that most items that hinder movement have been squished up the main lift truck 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 goods across large distances. This issue can be easily solved if you also have access to a standard forklift. Several businesses prefer to utilize the narrow aisle forklift to transport the load to a central location. These items are then handed off to a regular forklift which would take it the bulk of the distance. Usually, narrow aisle forklifts are unable to transport 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, a steering wheel and an accelerator, while the operator needs good concentration and hand-eye coordination. The forklift is capable of lifting loads that weigh several tons up to heights of 24 feet or higher. They can work in very narrow confines. Utilizing a forklift requires additional training and expertise in order to function smoothly and efficiently.