Fix the pallet pickup before travel starts
Describe the changes that make a pallet pickup stable before a forklift travels.
Compare the unsafe pickup with the corrected pickup. What changed mechanically? Before: shallow fork entry and no stable backrest contact. After: full support, centered weight, slight back tilt, low travel height. Forks went fully under the load. Full support reduces dropped-load risk and keeps the pallet from pivoting off the tips. Weight moved close to the carriage. Shorter load distance reduces the moment pulling the truck forward. The mast tilted back only enough to stabilize. Back tilt rests the load into the backrest without creating a new high-tiering hazard. The load lowered before travel. Lower travel height keeps the combined…
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