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Dual Fuel Engine
Dual Fuel or DF Engines are the type of engines that can work on a mixture of diesel fuel and gas fuel or it could operate on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines are not able to run on gas alone since they do not have an ignition system, nor do they possess any spark plugs.

Because the engine is not a pure diesel engine and diesel is not a pure gas, this machinery does suffer from Methane slippage and fuel efficiency. Like for example, the fuel efficiency may be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable spark-ignited, lean burn engine at 100% load. It could even be lower or higher loads.

Lift Truck Classification and Fuel Sources
There are certain recycling materials handling applications that could prove really difficult for lift trucks. Like for example, scrap metal is among these issues. In order to successfully handle items like this needs utilizing the right type of equipment for the task.

There are 7 major lift truck classes, including power sources like liquid propane gas, hydrogen fuel cell, gasoline, diesel and electric. The power source is linked to several of these particular classes. The main power sources for forklifts consist of Diesel, Gasoline, Battery, Fuel Cell and Propane.

The most common overall are electric powered trucks, mainly in Class I, II and class III forklifts. In Classes IV and V, internal combustion trucks are more common. The most common electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Out of internal combustion trucks, about over 90 percent are powered by propane.

The battery is the forklifts most common power source. Battery fueled units make up roughly 60% of the new forklifts sold in the United States. Their benefits include: quiet operation, less maintenance requirements, the ability to be utilized inside and outside with no harmful emissions.

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Forklift Parts