Helping you find used forklifts in and around scotland

Forklift Tips

While looking for used forklifts in and around scotland remember that older specification forklifts will not have a clear view mast. Older forklifts have hydraulic cylinders in the upright which are impossible to see through. These older machines take need a much more experienced operator and also reduce productivity.

While you are researching used forklifts in and around scotland check the state of the forks on any second hand forklift you look at. Bent forks may need to be replaced. The best way to check this is simply to put the mast in a vertical position and lower the forks to the floor. Once at the floor use a tape to check that both fork tips are the same height from the ground.

While investigating used forklifts in and around scotland be aware that a worn steer axle on a second-hand forklift can make it difficult to manoeuvre and be expensive to repair. Check the wheels and if they are not perpendicular to the ground this might be a problem.

While searching for used forklifts in and around scotland you may like to know that a timber merchant was fined over £100,000 after an incident in which a forklift truck drove onto a public road and into a car. The raised forks of the truck broke the windscreen of the car and stabbed the driver in the neck, causing his death.

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