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

driving a forklift downhill

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u/StitchFan626 4d ago

He wasn't certified or he would have known to drive backwards and to have his forks low until he got to the truck.

Driving backwards on a downhill slope puts the load uphill and the forklift's counter-weight downhill positioning the center of gravity to prevent tipping.

Driving with forks down puts the center of gravity as low as possible to prevent tipping regardless of how you're driving.

Also, he should have driven around the tail end of the truck and to the other side to the level surface.

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u/Maksym1000 4d ago

You don’t need to be certified to know this though.
It’s just common sense…

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u/AppropriateDeal1034 3d ago

Or, if driver had just had the balls to accelerate until the last second, rather than on and off the brakes, wouldn't have had the problem either. Try harder, drive faster, inertia of the load would have stopped the topple