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ensure pedestrians keep a safe distance away from the forklift.

All of these aftermarket safety lighting options are products that you can add on during the PreDelivery Inspection of a new forklift sold to your customer, up-sell during service maintenance, or demo during a customer service sales visit.

Chains, Forks, and Tires

OSHA’s daily pre-operation forklift inspections call for the inspection of a variety of items on the forklift prior to starting the forklift. A few of these items are ‘high-wear items’ that can be inspected by a technician that is performing service or scheduled maintenance on the forklift or by a customer service sales rep visiting your customer or potential customer’s facility.

First, let’s discuss the forklift chain. Application factors like chemicals, dust, or even weather can certainly shorten the life of a forklift chain. Ensuring the chain can operate safely, look for misalignment, rust, corrosion, cracking, damaged pins, cracks, or any other visible defect on a forklift’s chain. The chain elongates as it wears leading to a significant increase in actual pitch and potential chain failure. At 2% elongation, a service tech or customer service sales rep must advise on how much life is left until a replacement is needed. At 3% elongation means that the strength of the chain has been reduced by 15% and the chain must be replaced immediately. A great device for your technician or customer service sales rep is a forklift chain wear gauge. This device measures chain wear and indicates the percentage of elongation as noted above. This will allow them to show the customer their forklift chain elongation and quote the service labor and parts required to replace the chain.

Second, let’s take a look at forklift tires. A forklift’s tires will wear down faster than other parts on a forklift. The weight of the forklift and its load causes a lot of wear and tear on the tires. Worn-out tires can be dangerous for the forklift driver but also for everyone in the surrounding