Re: Fork Truck course
Originally Posted by
bloggsy
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I was a fork truck instructor in the late 1970s and it always gave me great satisfaction when a pupil I had trained completed his course and passed his test. Mind you we never had all the health and safety rubbish to deal with in those days.
H&E tell me about ...i used to drive FLT'S in the 70's and 80's jump on and off you go ...not anymore its a 3 point mount and dismount ..you cant use the hydraulics unless the handbrake is on ,,, so you cant be going up whilst moving ....My Neighbour is a retired driver from the docks ...he said they got paid by the amount of goods they loaded or unloaded ,,,H&E went out of the window ...