Posted By Jeffrey Watt Ray Never heard of it but... There is a load chart on each FLT that shows what mass it can lift to what height when the load's centre of gravity is in a certain position centred on the tines and so far out from the mast. That sounds really confusing. The dreaded reply is that a peculiar shaped load would need a risk assessment. I have commented on the forum before that I have seen perfectly uniform looking loads fly apart over a very gentle (door saddle sized) bump. Some of the bods who have more experience may be able to correct and comment further. Jeff

Posted By JayJay being an ex FLT instructor we always taught trainees that the forks should always be fully inserted into any loads or 'heeled' up was the term. the only change from this was when the trainees were taught 'undercutting' ! This is where the FLT driver has to pick up a load that is against a wall or another load and his forks can't be fully inserted, so the driver has to travel forwards until the forks are approximately 2 thirds of the way in,then he can pick the load up safely and remove it to a distance where he can then fully insert the forks. as mentioned earlier this is all to do with load centres and the safe workink load of the vehicle. My accrediting body was ITSSAR and their training publications all go into detail on this subject if you're interested.