How to Read a Forklift LP or propane Bottle Gauge
Forklift operators must know 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 propane or fuel. Several older forklift models are designed so that the forks lower slowly to the ground and the machine shuts off automatically when the vehicle is out of fuel. This is very not sage and can cause product damage and personal injury. Newer kinds of forklifts are designed differently to avoid this from happening. The driver can operate a handle which stops the forks from falling when the propane runs out.
1 Know where the propane gauge is located. The gauge looks much like the gas gauge on an automobile. It is a small round object located either on the propane tank's valve or on the forklift dash where the controls and rest of the gauges are situated.
2 Make sure to keep the gauge cover clean so that information behind the glass is legible.
3 Look for the indicator needle at the bottom of the gauge. This needle would 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 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 Notice the line in the middle of the gauge. When the needle touches the halfway line it means that the tank is half full of propane.
6 Also there are smaller lines halfway between the middle lines. These lines indicate quarters. When the needle points at 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 one-fourth full.