When you are looking for forklift trucks in and around Isle of Wight you might like to note that a pneumatic tire Lift truck can often be fitted with a solid tire to safeguard against punctures, but these tires tend to be considerably more expensive and often it is considered cheaper to simply foam fill the existing pneumatic tyres.

While you are trying to find forklift trucks in and around Isle of Wight bear in mind that a used electric lift truck might have a battery with a bad cell. This does not necessarily mean that the battery needs to be replaced as it is sometimes possible to just replace a cell, which is a lot cheaper than fitting a new battery.

Whilst you are looking for forklift trucks in and around Isle of Wight you might like to be aware that a manufacturing company was fined £30,000 after a young worker was pinned by a lift truck against a wall and killed instantly. A lift truck was unloading a lorry in a narrow street when an oncoming vehicle forced it to reverse rapidly to get out of its way. The lift truck driver did not see the young worker leaving from the rear exit and hit him with the rear of his vehicle.