Monga momwe dzinalo likusonyezera, ma forklift a gasi amayendetsedwa ndi gasi. Ma forklift awa nthawi zambiri amagwiritsa ntchito gasi wa liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) kapena gasi wachilengedwe (CNG) ngati mafuta, omwe amasinthidwa kukhala mphamvu zamakina ndi injini yoyaka mkati kuti ipangitse mphamvu ya forklift. Panthawi yogwira ntchito, mpweya umasakanikirana ndi mpweya ndikuwotcha mkati mwa masilinda, kutulutsa mphamvu zomwe zimayendetsa forklift patsogolo, kumbuyo, mmwamba ndi pansi.

