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7 Forklift Maintenance Tips You Can’t Ignore

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When buying a new or used forklift, the goal is always to extend the life of the machine without costly repairs. To do this, frequent inspections are necessary to make sure everything is working properly. If you don't, you could end up with a neglected machine that often malfunctions resulting in expensive repair costs. While there are many ways to maintain your forklift, here are the top 7 tips we recommend for all forklift owners. 1. Inspect your vehicle daily While this may seem like an obvious suggestion, we cannot stress enough how important it is to have your forklift inspected daily. Did you know that a daily inspection before use is actually an OSHA requirement? If you inspect your forklift before use each day, you can avoid operational disruptions by resolving any problems before they occur. We recommend using a standard checklist when inspecting your forklift. OSHA provides everything you need to pay attention, including: tire pressure Pipe fluid level brake forks and ove

What Is A Hand Pallet Truck Used For?

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A Hand Pallet Truck, also known as a “pallet jack” or a “pallet pump”, is a basic form of forklift often used and best suited to a warehouse environment, for the moving of pallets and palletised loads. They are especially useful for boosting the efficiency of these kinds of manual tasks in warehouse environments, turning a multiple-person job into a one man job. However, there are also different types of Hand Pallet Truck, that all have different benefits and applications for different uses Hand Pallet Truck Uses With the variety of different pallet trucks available to you, there are also a wide variety of uses for these pallet trucks, including: Manual Pallet Trucks: A manual Hand Pallet Truck such as this heavy duty hand pallet truck is most often used to manually lift and transport loads of up to 2500kg, and is the standard type of Hand Pallet Truck. Electric Pallet Trucks: An electric Hand Pallet Truck is often used for high-spec constructions, and takes most of the manual labour o