While you are researching buy reach fork truck in and around scotland check the state of the forks on any second hand forklift you look at. Bent forks may need to be replaced. The best way to check this is simply to put the mast in a vertical position and lower the forks to the floor. Once at the floor use a tape to check that both fork tips are the same height from the ground.

While searching for buy reach fork truck in and around scotland you may like to know that a timber merchant was fined over £100,000 after an incident in which a forklift truck drove onto a public road and into a car. The raised forks of the truck broke the windscreen of the car and stabbed the driver in the neck, causing his death.

When you are researching buy reach fork truck in and around scotland you should know that a used forklift should start easily when cold. Bear in mind though that the seller may have already warmed the motor before your arrival in order to ensure it starts easily. Ask to see it start from cold.