How to Read a Forklift Propane or LP Bottle Gauge
Forklift operators must know certain safety factors when figuring out how to read a propane bottle gauge on a forklift. Operators must know when the forklift is low on propane or fuel. Several older forklift models are designed so that the forks lower to the ground slowly and the machine automatically shuts off when it is out of fuel. This is very not sage and can result in personal injury and product damage. Newer kinds of forklifts are designed differently to prevent this from happening. The driver can operate a handle that stops the forks from falling when the propane runs out.
1 Know where the propane gauge is situated. The gauge looks a lot like the gas gauge on an automobile. It is a small round object located either on the forklift dash where the controls and rest of the gauges are situated or on the valve on the propane tank.
2 Keep the cover of the gauge clean so that the lines and letters behind the glass are readable.
3 Locate the indicator needle at the bottom of the gauge. This needle shows 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 completely empty. When the needle arm arrives at the letter F, it would mean that the propane tank is totally full.
5 There is a 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 Normally, 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 would mean that there is three-fourths of a tank remaining. When the needle touches the quarter mark closest to E, the tank is a quarter full.