How to Read a Forklift Propane or LP Bottle Gauge
There are essential safety reasons for forklift drivers to know how to read a propane bottle gauge on a forklift. The driver has to know when the forklift is almost out of gas. Several types of forklifts that are older are designed so that the forks lower slowly to the ground and the machine automatically shuts off when it is out of fuel. This is very not sage and can cause personal injury and product damage. Newer models are designed differently to prevent this from occurring. The driver could operate a handle that stops the forks from falling when the propane runs out.
1 Make sure you know where the propane gauge is situated. Forklift propane gauge are a lot like a car's gas gauge. It is a small round object situated either on the dash of the forklift where the controls and rest of the gauges are situated or on the valve on the propane tank.
2 Keep the gauge cover clean so that the lines and letters behind the glass are readable.
3 Located at the bottom of the gauge is the indicator needle. This needle will show 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 touches the letter E, it will mean that the propane tank is totally empty. When the needle arm arrives at the letter F, it means that the propane tank is totally full.
5 In the middle of the gauge, there is a line. When the needle touches the middle line it would mean that the tank is half full of propane.
6 Usually, there are smaller lines midway between the middle lines. These lines indicate quarters. When the needle touches the quarter mark nearest the F, it will mean that there is three-fourths of a tank remaining. When the needle touches the quarter mark nearest E, the tank is one-fourth full.