Forklift laying beside truck

[ajl6549]

Wow, incredible that he wasn't hurt!

[DareBee]

Don't have the lift truck back yet but it seems it has VERY LITTLE damage.
You wouldn't ever guess it fell off a truck.
The engine was hydrauliced but it was drained before attempting to run, no oil leaks either.

[DareBee]

Originally Posted by ajl6549 Wow, incredible that he wasn't hurt!

His pride was!

[Deviant]

Glad he's ok. While not true in your case, I've seen forklift operators do alot of silly stuff.

Our resident cake winner, drove the fork lift through the break room and almost out the other side. Needless to say, he's no longer gainfully employed.

*grins*

[ajl6549]

So was the flatbed leaning/listing to the side? Is that how it(the lift truck) slid off? Or did the driver get to close to the edge or somthing?

[keebler303]

oily tires, oily bed, and water/snow on top. Sounds scary to me. In hindsight, I would say you should put some side rails on your truck. 20/20.

Matt

[DareBee]

We are in the process of making drop-in "curbs" out 3" channel.
Most docks around here are of the dug-in kind - probably 3-5 degree slope. That lift truck weighs 18000# so yes the truck will lean about an inch. There have been times before when we knew it was too scary to drive on due to conditions, either it didn't seem to be an issue or just poor judgement this time.
What's done is done.
Load from ground more often and use our new curbs otherwise will be the rules.