How to Read a Forklift LP or propane Bottle Gauge
Forklift drivers should understand some safety considerations when figuring out how to read a propane bottle gauge on a forklift. Operators should know when the forklift is running low on fuel or propane. Several older forklift models are designed so that the forks lower slowly to the ground and the machinery shuts off automatically when the vehicle is out of fuel. This is very not sage and can cause personal injury and product damage. Newer types of forklifts 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 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 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 certain to keep the gauge cover clean so that information behind the glass is readable.
3 Located at the bottom of the gauge is the indicator needle. This needle would show 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 touches the letter E, it would mean that the propane tank is totally empty. When the needle arm arrives at the letter F, it would mean that the propane tank is totally full.
5 There is a line in the middle of the gauge. When the needle touches the middle line it will mean the tank is half full of propane.
6 Usually, there are smaller lines midway between the halfway lines. These lines mean quarters. When the needle touches the quarter mark nearest the F, it means there is three-fourths of a tank remaining. When the needle touches the quarter mark nearest E, the tank is one-fourth full.