Whilst you are searching for second hand fork trucks in and around Essex you may need to be aware that an employee was awarded compensation to help pay for a specially adapted house for him to live in and round-the-clock care costs after the forklift truck he was driving fell onto him causing spinal and head injuries. It was found that his employer had permitted him to operate the forklift truck without any training or a valid licence.

Whilst trying to find second hand fork trucks in and around Essex you might like to note that you can expect to achieve an average of 12 hours running time from a standard gas fueled truck with a four cylinder engine. A full tank of gas will generally last for to 4 days even if the forklift is in use eight hours a day, as time spent getting on and off the forklift reduces the actual running time during the shift.

While investigating second hand fork trucks in and around Essex make sure you check for black smoke coming out of the exhaust during operation. This is usually a carburettor problem and on a diesel forklift can be caused by worn injectors or a worn injector pump.

Whilst trying to find second hand fork trucks in and around Essex you may be interested to know that the Narrow Aisle Flexi has become a worldwide supplier of articulated forklift trucks to Bosch.

When you are researching second hand fork trucks in and around Essex remember that in some circumstances it is more cost effective to rebuild or refurbish an existing forklift instead of buying or hiring a new forklift.