How to Read a Forklift Propane or LP Bottle Gauge
Forklift operators must know some safety considerations when figuring out how to read a forklift propane bottle gauge. Drivers must know when the forklift is running low on propane or fuel. Several older forklift models are designed so that the forks lower to the ground slowly and the equipment shuts off automatically when it runs out of fuel. This is very not sage and could lead to personal injury and product damage. Newer models are designed differently to prevent this from happening. The operator can utilize a handle that stops the forks from falling when the propane runs out.
1 Know where the propane gauge is situated. The gauge looks a lot like the gas gauge on a car. It is a small round object located either on the dash of the forklift where the rest of the gauges and controls are situated or on the valve on the propane tank.
2 Make certain to keep the gauge cover clean so that information behind the glass is readable.
3 Situated at the bottom of the gauge is the indicator needle. This needle shows you how much fuel is still in the propane tank.
4 On the gauge: E represents empty and F represents full. When the needle arm points at the letter E, it means that the propane tank is totally empty. When the needle arm arrives at the letter F, it will mean that the propane tank is completely full.
5 There is a line in the middle of the gauge. When the needle points at the middle line it will mean that the tank is half full of propane.
6 Typically, there are smaller lines midway between the middle lines. These lines mean quarters. When the needle arrives at the quarter mark nearest the F, it means there is three-fourths of a tank remaining. When the needle arrives at the quarter mark closest to E, the tank is a quarter full.