While trying to find leasing electric forklift trucks in and around scotland consider that the average 4 wheel sit-down ride-on forklift will need a minimum of a 3m (10ft) aisle in order to operate comfortably whereas a 3 wheel electric forklift is easier to manoeuvre and can be used in smaller spaces.

While investigating leasing electric forklift trucks in and around scotland 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.

While looking for leasing electric forklift trucks in and around scotland be aware that forks lengths vary. Long forks reduce the aisle width that the forklift can turn or right angle stack in so you need to be sure that you match the fork length to the intended use.

If you are researching leasing electric forklift trucks in and around scotland be aware that a newspaper company settled a claim for £140,000 accepting 85% liability for an incident where a worker was pushed off a ladder by an automated guided electric forklift truck. The worker broke his wrist and could not return to the same work.

While looking for leasing electric forklift trucks in and around scotland it could help you to know that smoke from an engine often indicates worn or cracked rings, a damaged cylinder wall or a crack in the cylinder head, each of these problems can be expensive to fix.