Whilst you are looking for a used forklift in and around Stockton On Tees TS16 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.

When you are trying to find a used forklift in and around Stockton On Tees TS16 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.

While you are looking for a used forklift in and around Stockton On Tees TS16 then be aware that Hydrostatic IC engine powered lift trucks are particularly suited to highly intensive materials handling operations involving a lot of shuttling type operations.