While you are trying to find fork lift trucks in and around Edinburgh EH9 you might like to note that leaks on a second hand lift truck can be expensive to fix and although some leaks can be fixed in a couple of hours with a relatively inexpensive seal kit, leaks on triple stage masts can take considerably longer and lend themselves to very expensive repair costs.

When you are trying to find fork lift trucks in and around Edinburgh EH9 bear in mind that a 7,000lb triple stage 17ft mast does not mean that it can take 7,000lb and lift it 17ft in the air. Lift height greatly diminishes as the height of the load increases and above 10ft the load capacity drops off considerably. Always refer to the manufacturers load chart which will show the differential drop as the lift goes higher.

Whilst you are looking for fork lift trucks in and around Edinburgh EH9 you might like to be aware that a lift truck driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 after an incident in which he was driving a lift truck with a stack of 12 modular sheds. The sheds obscured the drivers vision and as a result he hit a fellow employee with the load causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. It is important that individuals are aware that they, as well as their employer, have duties under the law to take reasonable care of the health and safety of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions at work. In this case the employer had employed an in-house lift truck trainer and the driver had received regular refresher training and re-testing and as a result it was the employee not the employer that was fined for this incident.