When you are searching for used forklifts in and around Wiltshire you might like to note that forks vary in length and need to be considered bearing in mind the lift trucks intended application. A long set of forks will reduce the aisle width that the lift truck can turn or right angle stack in.

While searching for used forklifts in and around Wiltshire you might like to be aware that a farming company was fined £35,000 and ordered to pay costs of over £17,000 after an incident where an employee died when he was crushed against a mobile cleaning machine by a lift truck. He had finished processing wheat seeds when his colleague got onto the lift truck to move the last bag. When the driver started the vehicle it suddenly moved forward, trapping him against the machine.

Tip - If you are considering used forklifts near Wiltshire it may be useful to you to know that in the UK a standard pallet is around 2tonnes in weight and therefore a standard forklift will carry up to 2.5tonnes.