How to Read a Forklift LP or propane Bottle Gauge
Forklift operators must understand some safety considerations when figuring out how to read a forklift propane bottle gauge. Drivers should know when the forklift is low on fuel or propane. Several older forklift models are designed so that the forks lower to the ground slowly and the machinery 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 happening. The driver could operate a handle which stops the forks from falling when the propane runs out.
1 Make certain you know where the propane gauge is situated. Forklift propane gauge looks like a car's gas gauge. It is a small round object situated either on the valve on the propane tank or on the dash of the forklift where the controls and rest of the gauges are situated.
2 Make certain to keep the cover of the gauge clean so that information behind the glass is readable.
3 Locate the indicator needle at the bottom of the gauge. This needle would show you how much fuel is still inside the propane tank.
4 There are two letters on the gauge: F for full and E for empty. When the needle arm touches the letter E, it means that the propane tank is totally empty. When the needle arm touches the letter F, it means that the propane tank is totally full.
5 There is a line in the middle of the gauge. When the needle arrives at the halfway line it means that the tank is half full of propane.
6 Note that there are smaller lines midway between the halfway lines. These lines indicate quarters. When the needle touches the quarter mark closest to the F, it means there is three-fourths of a tank remaining. When the needle touches the quarter mark nearest E, the tank is a quarter full.