Forklift Engines
Forklifts are classed as small-engine vehicles. Forklift engines all follow the principles of internal combustion, though the many models and makes of forklift would have a different layout and design. Forklifts are made more toward producing high torque than for speed. They generally are geared to low speeds. The engine runs the drive wheels of the forklift. The engine is also required to lift and lower the forks via a series of chain pulleys. Most forklift engines which are modern are fueled by propane since they would be utilized indoors, where diesel and gasoline engines will be inappropriate due to the exhaust they make.
Normally, the forklift is a four-cylinder engine-block. The engines of the forklift are similar to automobile engines because they contain pistons connecting to a camshaft. The head of each and every cylinder has an intake hatch, an exhaust hatch and a spark plug, each of them one-way and spring-loaded.
Engine Function
Propane passes through the opened throttle-plate in a fine spray, once the driver starts up the engine of the forklift. This fine spray mixes together with air coming from the mass air intake before moving into the cylinder's head intake hatches. Every one of the four pistons is staggered to rise in a precise sequence, which compresses the mixture of air and propane as every piston rises to the top of the head. With extremely precise timing, the engine's battery and alternator produce an electrical current that passes through the spark plug. The fuel ignites leading to an explosion which drives the piston back down to the bottom of the cylinder, leading to a continuous turning of the camshaft. In the cylinder, an air pressure imbalance causes the the exhaust hatch to draw out exhaust when more fuel passes into the cylinder. Propane burns cleaner compared to gasoline and diesel and the exhaust is not as harmful.