When trying to find cheap counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland you may wish to know that the owner of a waste firm was fined £20,000 and £6,000 costs after an accident in which an employee died when the forklift he was driving fell from a weighbridge and landed on him causing fatal head injuries. It was discovered that the forklift had no seatbelt and there were no safety railings.

Whilst investigating cheap counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland you may be interested to know that a specialist technician is usually required to repair an electric forklift truck; electric forklifts do not climb ramps well and they are not usually good for heavy pushing or pulling.

If you are investigating cheap counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland remember that a cushion tyre is not actually padded. It is a solid rubber tyre that has no inner tube. They are really only suitable for warehouse type machines as they can only be used on hard surfaces like concrete or tarmac.

When researching cheap counterbalanced forklifts in and around scotland take into consideration that renting a forklift can sometimes work out to be the cheaper option when maintenance and repair costs are factored in.

Tip - If you are considering cheap counterbalanced forklifts near scotland 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.