Forklift Forks

[William Matthew]

When is the right time to replace forklift forks?

 

[hank2000]

Is there a reason why you are asking this. Are they bent? Are they broke? I work for the largest faimly owned fork truck manufacturer in the world and I can tell you if they are not broke or bent I would not replace them. You can't ware them out but you can abuse them.


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[Patricia Margaret]

Forklift forks will start to get worn the first day of use. It's a good idea to regularly inspect the forks. When fork blade thickness reduces by 10%, which in turn results capacity reduction by 20%. Finally the safety factor of a pair of forks is also reduced by 20%.

Skipping your fork inspections leads to break or malfunction while carrying loads or cause damage to the property or the forklift itself and also can cause personal injury to the forklift operator or pedestrians nearby. You can find more info about the forklift forks here - https://store.intellaliftparts.com/blog/forklift-forks-faq/