Electric Forklift Trucks

Electric forklift trucks are used frequently by ordnancemen. They are discussed in the following paragraphs.

ELECTRIC FORKLIFT TRUCK, 4,000 -POUND CAPACITY.- A typical 4,000-pound

Figure 9-51.-Typical 6,000-pound capacity diesel forklift trucks.

capacity electric forklift truck is shown in figure 9-52. Many different models are currently used at naval activities. Every model has an adjustable two-tine fork secured to a vertical supporting frame, which can be telescoped and tilted. An overhead guard may be provided for the operator's safety.

A rechargeable battery provides power for the operation of the truck and its hydraulic lift and tilt mechanisms. This type of forklift truck can pick up, transport, and lift loads weighing up to 6,000 pounds. It can also handle boxes of ammunition and other hazardous materials that can be properly supported across the fork tines. When you handle ammunition, the truck is spark-enclosed or explosiveproof.

ELECTRIC FORKLIFT TRUCK (REACHING AND TIEING, CONTINUOUS DUTY, NARROW AISLE), 4,000-POUND CAPACITY.- A typical 4,000-pound electric (reaching and tieing, continuous duty, narrow aisle) forklift truck is shown in figure 9-53. Several different models of this type of truck are in use at naval activities. Every model has an adjustable two-tine fork. The tines are secured to a vertical supporting frame that can be telescoped and tilted. The tines are elevated by a hydraulic-mechanical lift mechanism. An overhead guard is provided for the ^{operator's safety.} All models of this truck have outriggers to provide a rigid structure. A rechargeable battery provides the power for the operation of the truck and its hydraulic lift and tilt mechanisms. The forklift truck has mechanical or hydraulic brakes that the operator applies by using a foot pedal.

This truck is used to pick up, transport, stack, and unstack palletized unit loads weighing up to 4,000 pounds. It is intended for use in warehouses that have narrow aisles, low floor-load ratings, and aboard aircraft carriers. When you use the truck to handle ammunition, it is spark-enclosed.

PALLET TRUCKS

The pallet trucks used most frequently by ordnancemen are discussed in the following paragraphs.

Figure 9-52.-Typical 4,000-pound capacity electric forklift truck.

Figure 9-53.-TypicaI 4,000-pound capacity reaching and tieing (continuous duty, narrow aisle) electric forklift truck.