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Posted By Martin Taylor
WE have a problem with forklift trucks driving between the inside of the factory and various external areas to collect stillages - inevitably water is bought onto the internal factory roads when conditions are wet externally.
We would like to source somekind of device or matting that can remove some or all of the water from the forklifts - does anybody have experience of a suitable solution.
Alternatively how do other people deal with this problem - I can not believe that we are unique in this problem
thanks for all comments and replies
Martin Taylor
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Posted By Caro M
Just bumping this question back up the list as we have the same problem and would be interested to see how others have dealt with it, if anyone has?
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Posted By Eric Taylor
Look up a company called "NEW PIG" on the internet. They have loads of this sort of stuff. Have dealt with them in the past and can highly recommend their products and their service.
ps, dear moderator, this response is in no way connected to sausages or any other pork related product.
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Posted By Mark Bywater
Martin,
We had a similar problem but I came up with a simple solution.
If like us you are lucky enough to have sufficient FLTs knocking about you can keep some designated outdoor vehicles and others purely for indoor use.
This way the drop-off point is a no-man's land area where the 2 sets of tyres never drive onto.
Any use?
Mark
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Posted By Martin Taylor
thanks MArk - we had considered this idea - the fact that this is used elsewhere may help to get this adopted as a standard practice.
Did this eliminate the problem or simply reduce the problem?
Anybody else got other ideas for dealing with this where trucks HAVE to come inside
Martin
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Posted By Pete Knowles
To get round this issue we used an anti slip grit based floor paint(sure grip).
we used this for approximately 20 meters from the outside doors into the building.
This allowed the tyres to dry out on the treated surface to an extent that when they passed onto the normal surface they maintained full grip.
Drivers were also instructed to drive according to the conditions of the surface and to take more care when driving from wet surfaces onto dry surfaces.
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Posted By Phil Packham
Years ago I worked in a warehouse with a similar problem, being a teenager at the time suggested scantily clad women, dabbing the wheels with tissues. But they fixed a half inch metal grate to the concrete floor and filled the void with sand, it worked but the sand does need replacing and can contaminate the internal floor but is easier to clear and less dangerous than water on concrete.
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Posted By Martin Taylor
Phil - thanks for your input - I think we will look at doing something along these lines - sounds simple and effective
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Martin
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