How to Read a Forklift LP or propane Bottle Gauge
There are important safety reasons for forklift operators to know how to read a propane bottle gauge on a forklift. The driver needs to know when the forklift is almost out of gas. Several types of forklifts which are older are designed so that the forks lower slowly to the ground and the equipment shuts off automatically when the vehicle is out of fuel. This is very not sage and could cause product damage and personal injury. Newer models are designed differently to prevent this from occurring. The operator could use a handle which stops the forks from falling when the propane runs out.
1 Know where the propane gauge is located. The gauge looks a lot like the gas gauge on an automobile. It is a small round object located either on the forklift dash where the controls and rest of the gauges are located or on the valve on the propane tank.
2 Make sure to keep the gauge cover clean so that information behind the glass is legible.
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: F represents full and E represents empty. When the needle arm arrives at the letter E, it would mean that the propane tank is totally empty. When the needle arm arrives at the letter F, it will mean that the propane tank is totally full.
5 There is a line in the middle of the gauge. When the needle touches the halfway line it will mean the tank is half full of propane.
6 Also there are smaller lines halfway between the middle lines. These lines mean quarters. When the needle arrives at the quarter mark closest to the F, it would mean that there is three-fourths of a tank remaining. When the needle touches the quarter mark closest to E, the tank is a quarter full.