Image 1: The forklift driver in this image might not be aware that the forks protrude at the rear of the pallet, this ignorance can cause damage to goods, pallets and personnel. (see image 2). (source: National Irish Safety Organisation)

While your permanent employees stroll along the boulevards of popular holiday resorts or enjoy a refreshing drink at the poolside, your factory may be run by less experienced and less skilled holiday workers. A scary thought!

Novice workers with little experience and minimum skills certainly set the stage for trouble and delays.

The stakes are high, especially when working with heavy machinery like forklift trucks. Less experienced lift truck drivers may not be accustomed to your forklift, (equipment), so, this can increase the odds for product and pallet damage, resulting in unnecessary costs. Thorough training would be the ideal solution, but in the real world, it's simply not always possible to get temporary employees up to speed in time for the holiday break.

Relax, a simple solution is available!

If your application requires two-way pallet handling or differing load lengths and you are concerned about product damage, relax, a simple solution is available. Extendable hydraulic forks allow the operator to adjust the tines to the correct length at the touch of a lever and without getting off the truck. Even though your permanent employee s may know all the tricks to handling various pallet sizes safely and efficiently, this solution can help them as well. Oversized forks often cause product damage and hinder movement. Adjustable forks solve these issues.

Image 2 Damage caused because the lift truck forks protrude at the rear of the other load.

Avoid damaged pallets and goods

Extendable lift truck forks, manual extendable and hydraulic ones, can help avoid the problem shown here. Extendable forks add value to forklift truck in the form of added versatility which results in cost-savings. And in the case of a less experienced lift truck driver, these innovative forks can help you avoid the unnecessary costs from product damage as the correct fork length for the load is always available.

Double-deep stacking, one sided loading and double pallet transport

Not only do hydraulic extension forks prevent damage. Other common applications include converting conventional lift trucks into single or double-deep reach trucks in order to help improve space utilization and storage density. They are also used for loading and unloading trailers or rail cars from just one side in order to improve safety while saving time, fuel and labor costs. Furthermore, they can be used to transport two loads at a time cutting internal transport costs up to 50%.

An alternative for limited budgets The cheaper manual extendable forks are for companies with less frequent need for variable fork length. To extend the lift truck tines the lift truck driver simply releases a fingertip locking lever at the fork tip and extends the outer fork manually. The forks are always there when needed! Hopefully, the tips and tricks in this article will help you through the holiday period in a calm and relaxed manner. We wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday! Want to know more? Visit www.mse-forks.com for a complete overview of our innovative logistic solutions.

KOOI-REACHFORKS®

MSE-Forks is based in The Netherlands, with a wholly owned subsidiary in the USA and distributors in more than 60 countries worldwide. The company leads the world market as the largest producer of hydraulic lift truck forks, more commonly known as "KOOI-REACHFORKS^®"; however, MSE-Forks also produces a wide range of innovative materials handling solutions including: Height Shift Systems, (vertical lift forks), telescopic Jib Crane attachments and booms as well as a complete range of palletless handling solutions such as ROLLERFORKS^®, Push-Pulls, Stationary Pallet Changers and other products (www.slip-sheet-attachments.com). The latest MSE-Forks product to be introduced to the market is the patented FLEX-OPS, a safety enhancement for forklift trucks that helps prevent tip over accidents, www.mse-ops.com.


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