While you are researching buy counterbalance forklift trucks in and around London SE9 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.

Whilst enquiring about buy counterbalance forklift trucks in and around London SE9 be aware that there are several aspects that will influence the forklift operator's comfort level: an old style machine that is awkward to work with or a machine that has operator access on only one side will affect the ability of the operator to comfortably work to their optimum level.

If you are researching buy counterbalance forklift trucks in and around London SE9 you may wish to know that a business was fined over £50,000 when an employee was crushed to death. A forklift driver had performed an emergency stop while going round a corner in order to avoid hitting another member of staff. However the sudden braking caused the goods being carried to fall off and pin the man to the ground. The court found that no risk assessments had been carried out and that there was no system to safely separate pedestrians from vehicles on the site.