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Dual Fuel Engine
The Dual Fuel engine is a kind of engine which utilizes a mixture of diesel fuel and gas fuel or can work off of diesel by its self. The dual fuel engine is not capable of working on gas alone. These engines do not have ignition systems and do not utilize spark plugs.

As the engine is not a pure diesel engine and diesel is not a pure gas, this machinery does suffer from poor fuel efficiency and Methane slippage. For instance, the fuel efficiency could be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable spark-ignited, lean burn engine at 100% load. It can 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 instance, scrap metal is one of these issues. To be able to successfully handle things like this requires using the correct kind 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 some of these specific classes. The main power sources for forklifts consist of Gasoline, Battery, Diesel, Propane and Fuel Cell.

Electric powered trucks are the most popular, mainly Class I, II and class III forklifts. Internal combustion engines are more popular in Classes V and IV. The most common electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Out of internal combustion trucks, around more than 90 percent are propane powered.

The battery is the forklifts most common power source. Battery fueled units make up around 60% of the new forklifts sold within the United States. Their benefits consist of: less maintenance requirements, quiet operation, the ability to be used indoors and outdoors with no harmful emissions.

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Forklift Parts