Whilst researching lease counterbalance forktrucks in and around Manchester M2 remember that the batteries in electric forklifts require regular charging. A new battery can give approximately 6 hours of running time for a standard 4 wheel forklift. The batteries also need proper and regular maintenance and are not cheap to replace.

If you are looking for lease counterbalance forktrucks in and around Manchester M2 you should know that the hour meter on a second hand forklift will not always show the total number of hours of use as replacement meters are cheap and easy to fit.

While investigating lease counterbalance forktrucks in and around Manchester M2 you might wish to be aware that a forklift driver also has a legal duty to ensure the safety of others. In one case a forklift driver working at a sawmill was fined £1,750 plus costs after an incident in which he hit a fellow employee causing a fractured pelvis, cuts and bruises. The driver''s vision was impaired by the load he was carrying. In this case the employer had employed an in-house forklift truck trainer and the driver had received regular refresher training and re-testing and as a result it was the employee not the employer that was fined for this incident.