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Old 01-09-2013, 08:04 PM   #13
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Re: Forklifts are heavy

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Originally Posted by Captain13 View Post
Righty, you are actually a lot luckier than this poster. Where that Pinto weighed in at just over 2000lbs and had air in the tire, that forklift likely weighed about 7500lbs with solid tires. If it was a front tire you were lucky, if it was a rear tire you were miraculously so. I work in the material handling industry, and forklift accidents such as this can have devastating results. Count your blessings, I am glad you are OK.
Oh, I'm fine now, since this happened over five years ago. Hurt like the dickens when it happened though.
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