How to Use a Forklift
Important equipment utilized to move and raise various kinds of supplies and heavy loads are forklifts. This particular material handling equipment is used every day in our society. Forklifts are found everywhere from a building supply business, in warehouses, at airports and within department stores and storage units. When using a forklift, it is important to be fully aware of your surroundings in order to be safe.
The first step is to start the forklift by turning the key. Become familiar with the levers located at the right of the steering wheel. These levers are what you will be utilizing to transport a thing from one place to another and also to maneuver the object to where it needs to be placed.
Secondly, move the forks up and down using the first lever. Pull the lever towards you to move the fork up. In order to move the fork down, push the lever away from your body. Unless you are unloading or loading an item, the forks must ideally be kept near the ground.
Prior to picking up loads, use the other two levers and practice first. The second lever is used for tilting the forks forwards and backwards. In order to tilt the forks forwards, push the lever away from you. In order to tilt the forks back, pull the levers towards you. These forks can tilt between 15 and 30 degrees.
The next thing to get used of is utilizing the 3rd lever to control the forks movement from the left to right. From side to side, they can move between 6 and 12 inches. The levers move towards where you would like the forks placed.
When you are familiar, slowly approach the load you wish to pick up. In order to lower the forks, push the first lever away from your body. Carefully drive forward until the forks slide beneath the load. Slightly lift the load by pulling the lever towards you. If the load feels top heavy, be certain to tilt the forks backwards slowly.
You should go slow when you drive around corners. Make certain that you honk the horn located on the steering wheel in order to alert other individuals of the approaching equipment. Slowly approach the area where you will be unloading. Utilize the levers to maneuver the load to your final destination.
When you know how to stop a motor vehicle then you know how to stop a forklift. Slightly step on the brake. It is located on the left of the accelerator.