While you are researching caterpillar counterbalanced forklifts in and around Diss IP22 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.

If you are researching caterpillar counterbalanced forklifts in and around Diss IP22 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.

If you are trying to find caterpillar counterbalanced forklifts in and around Diss IP22 you might like to know that electric forklifts will generally short out if used in the rain. This can often result in the forklift needing a couple of days to dry out before it can be used again.