How to Read a Forklift LP or propane Bottle Gauge
Forklift drivers should know certain safety considerations when figuring out how to read a propane bottle gauge on a forklift. Operators should know when the forklift is low on propane or fuel. Several kinds of forklifts which are older are designed so that the forks lower to the ground slowly and the equipment shuts off automatically when it runs out of fuel. This is really not sage and can result in personal injury and product damage. Newer kinds of forklifts are designed differently to avoid this from happening. The driver could operate a handle which stops the forks from falling when the propane runs out.
1 Make sure you know where the propane gauge is situated. Forklift propane gauge looks like an automobile's gas gauge. It is a small round object situated either on the propane tank's valve or on the dash of the forklift where the controls and rest of the gauges are located.
2 Make sure to always keep the cover of the gauge 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: E represents empty and F represents full. When the needle arm touches the letter E, it will mean that the propane tank is totally empty. When the needle arm touches the letter F, it means that the propane tank is completely full.
5 There is a line in the middle of the gauge. When the needle touches the halfway line it means the tank is half full of propane.
6 Normally, there are smaller lines midway between the halfway lines. These lines mean quarters. When the needle touches the quarter mark closest to 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 one-fourth full.