The 3 ton electric forklift is a storage and logistics equipment suitable for warehouse operations. When building warehouses, factories, or placing new shelves in warehouses or factories, a channel of appropriate width should be reserved to avoid affecting the turning, stacking, and loading and unloading of 3-ton electric forklifts, which will affect work efficiency.
If it is not calculated in advance, subsequent adjustments will be time-consuming and laborious. So, how wide the aisle should be reserved to make full use of the work space? Electric forklift manufacturers will explain in detail for you.
To calculate the reserved width of the aisle that can make the 3-ton electric forklift work normally, we need to know a formula:
Right-angle stacking aisle width = forklift minimum turning radius + forklift front overhang + forklift fork/pallet length + safety distance. The safety distance is generally 200 mm. The front suspension of the forklift refers to the distance from the center of the front wheel of the forklift to the forearm of the forklift. The minimum turning radius of a forklift refers to the minimum distance from the outermost side of the forklift to the turning center when the steering wheel is full when the 3-ton electric forklift has no load, that is, the minimum outer turning radius, and the minimum distance from the innermost side of the forklift to the turning center, that is, the minimum inner turning radius. Under normal circumstances, you don’t need to measure these data, which will be stated in the parameter table provided by the electric forklift manufacturer. The deviation of this data is usually 100mm. It is better for enterprises to add 100mm when calculating.
The front overhang of the 3-ton electric forklift, the length of the fork/pallet and the safety distance of the forklift all have fixed values, and the user does not need to calculate, and can directly apply the formula. The only variable is the forklift's minimum turning radius, which requires user attention. Users should pay attention to this data when purchasing an electric forklift. It can reflect the characteristics of a 3-ton electric forklift and many design details. In order to help users save space to the greatest extent, electric forklift manufacturers often design the tail of the forklift as an arc with the steering center as the core. Electric forklift manufacturers tell you that the minimum turning radius of a three-point counterbalanced electric forklift is smaller than that of a four-point counterbalanced electric forklift.
Knowing the calculation formula of aisle width can help users make better use of factories, design aisles rationally and scientifically, and provide reference for users to purchase 3-ton electric forklifts. Choosing the most cost-effective 3-ton electric forklift depends on the load required by the customer and the type of forklift selected. Electric forklift manufacturers recommend that users choose the one with the smaller tire outer diameter among 3-ton electric forklifts with the same load.
