The History of the Gas Forklift
The Clark Equipment Company manufactured the very first gas powered forklift during the early 20th century. Ever since that time, Clark has led the business in gas-powered forklifts.
Beginning
Situated in Buchanan, State of Michigan, the Clark Equipment Company was the maker of the very first Tructractor in the year 1917. Employees fabricated the tractor to make it easier to transport components in the plant. When visitors came to the plant and saw the machine, they asked Clark to manufacture more. The following year Clark sold eight Tructractors, and the year after that Clark began the Clark Tructractor Company within Buchanan, selling 75 of the machines that same year.
Duat
In nineteen twenty three Clark made a gas-powered tow tractor. Known as the "Duat," this three-wheeled machinery later developed into the modern gas-powered forklift.
Improved Models
A gas-powered tow tractor with four wheels and can draw up to five thousand five hundred kilograms, the Clarktor was developed in the year 1927. In the year 1928 the Tructier model was built. It became the basis for a modern line of gas-powered forklifts.
Forklifts that have internal combustion engines can run utilizing liquid propane, liquid natural gas, gasoline or diesel. These kind of forklifts should be refueled either with gas canisters or at on-site fueling stations. Internal combustion forklifts cost a lot less to purchase, but more to operate because of the fuel cost. For loads more than 6,800 kilograms, an internal combustion forklift is suggested.