By no means am i blaming the tech. The first time he came he was ill-prepared. The second time he showed up i was here to ensure he went over every square inch of the forklift. He filled the battery cuz in fact it was low on water (i guess ill take the blame for that one) he did his inpections and were currently eliminating the battery from the ultimate cause of the issues. He went back to his office with the battery serial number to check for production date. Im currently waiting on that info to come back but it wont be till monday. The binding is still occurring but not as bad as it was. Yes, the battery did have some to do with the binding but if it does get any worse well just go on to the next step in the process of elimination.