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Posted By Eric Taylor
Anyone any hard information on whether or not Fork Lift Tyres should have a minimum or visible tread?
Have asked assorted people and get lots of speculation but can't find anything I could pin anyone down to. Forklifts are on site and in warehouses only. No public road use.
Spoke to the service engineer once and he said they don't need any. When asked why they come with it, the comments were because customers like to see it. he has been asked to cut tread in to smooth ones on more than one occasion.
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Posted By Bryan Goldsmith 16052
Eric,
I would find this a hard one to believe.
Not an expert on forklifts but I would suggest that you look at the Provision and Use of Work Equipmenmt Regs, Manufactirers / Suppliers Recommendations etc and also what are your operators trained regarding pre use checks etc.
Your Risk assessment covering the use of the FLT should take account of the area of use / load to specify any specific rules for use and maintenance.There is a raft of guidance available on line on the use of FLts.
Regards
Bryan
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Posted By Brian Hagyard
Eric
I don't claim to be an expert on tyres so I stand to be corrected, but my understanding was that the tread on a tyre was there to mover water (i.e. rain) away from the surface so the tyre can grip. If the trucks are not being used in an external environment then I don't see the benefit of the tread. However I also think you need to consider if they are pneumatic or solid tyres. If pneumatic ( and I believe these tend to be the larger vehicles not the average counterbalance) then the lack of tread would mean less rubber and the tyre could burst. For a solid tyre I would be more concerned with abnormal wear (big chunks etc) of the tyre then just a lack of tread as I think it may affect stability.
Brian
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Posted By Ian Futcher
I've spoken to my tame FT trainer...
He says that there is only a requirement on FTs for the tyres to have treads if they are all-terrain, or semi-all-terrain. FT Suppliers can help in determining if you have a need for a treaded tyre.
He further states that there is no "legal" minimum tyre depth as for car tyres, but that it would be taken as good practice to use the car tyre depth as guidance.
All tyres whether solid or inflated, treaded or not must be inspected as per the routine schedule, and if there is a doubt about the fitness for use, the truck must be withdrawn until repaired.
Ian
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Posted By Chris G
Would FLT's that operate on public roads - such as those that are carried round on back of lorries - be required to comply with tread requirements?
Chris G
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Posted By Ian Futcher
Two things about the last comment:
Just 'cos a truck is attached to the back of a lorry doesn't necessarily mean it'd for use on the highway.
I seem to remember that only very occasionally did our fork truck venture onto the highways, and that was only as directed by emergency services to help unload a lorry that crashed outside our buildings.
I seem to recall from that incident that we looked at getting a truck ready for the road and we found (at that time - probably more than 15 yrs ago)that if a truck uses a public highway (other than when specifically directed by emergency services) then it must meet the requirements for any vehicle (headlights, signal lights, number plate, road fund licence, road-licenced drivers, MOT, and I seem to remember something had to be done with the forks, too)... we decided that as it was a rare occurrence, we would not convert our truck to road-legal and just wait to be asked for help by the police if they needed us.
Ian
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