How to Read a Forklift Propane or LP Bottle Gauge
There are important safety reasons for forklift drivers to know how to read a forklift propane bottle gauge. The driver has to know when the forklift is running low on gas. Several kinds of forklifts that are older are designed so that the forks lower slowly to the ground and the machine shuts off automatically when it runs out of fuel. This is very not sage and could result in personal injury and product damage. Newer kinds of forklifts are designed differently to avoid this from occurring. The driver can operate a handle that stops the forks from falling when the propane runs out.
1 Make sure you know where the propane gauge is located. Forklift propane gauge are a lot like a car's gas gauge. It is a small round object located either on the dash of the forklift where the controls and rest of the gauges are located or on the propane tank's valve.
2 Make certain to keep the cover of the gauge clean so that information behind the glass is legible.
3 Locate the indicator needle at the bottom of the gauge. This needle will show you how much fuel is still inside the propane tank.
4 On the gauge: F represents full and E represents empty. When the needle arm touches the letter E, it means that the propane tank is totally empty. When the needle arm arrives at the letter F, it would mean that the propane tank is completely full.
5 Notice the line in the middle of the gauge. When the needle points at the halfway line it means the tank is half full of propane.
6 Also there are smaller lines midway between the halfway lines. These lines mean quarters. When the needle arrives at 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 a quarter full.