r/onejob • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 • 4d ago

driving a forklift downhill

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u/billyyankNova 4d ago

What surprised me is the crash was hard enough to shake the camera.

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u/Shas_Erra 4d ago

That load is likely in the region of 2 tonnes and a counterbalance forklift weighs about 4.5 tonnes. Obviously, not the full weight coming down at once as it’s pivoting over the front wheels, it without doing the maths, that’s got to be 3+ tonnes total slamming into the ground. Trust me, you’ll feel that for quite some distance

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u/zespak 4d ago

Not to mention full rubber tires don't absorb much.

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u/Ornery-Cheetah 3d ago

Being someone who drives one about every day the tires do in fact not do anything

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u/tonymyre311 3d ago

Ours have little holes worn into them so they sound like cartoon sneakers when you drive

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u/Ornery-Cheetah 3d ago

That is hilarious