Posted By David Whaley Geoff, I am not aware of a minimum thickness at the front edge, all the forks I have come across are tapered anyway to assist access into pallets, etc. There is a restriction on the heel thickness, from memory, once this has been reduced by 10% from the original the forks should be replaced. The lack of a minimum thickness at the leading edge would not allow you to start grinding the forks down. Any alteration/repairs should only be carried out by competent people and the forks re-tested. Hope this helps David

Posted By David Whaley Geoff, You could contact the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA) at www.bita.org.uk, who would probably be able to help. David

Posted By Paul Oliver The dimensions would depend upon the overall capacaity of the FLT itself.

Posted By David Horenr Only the product manufacturer can give guidance here, I speak with over 30 year’s previous experience within the mechanical handling industry. I now work within the Materials Testing and Engineering Technology sector; and one item that we test on behalf of our clients are fork trucks tines. During the testing process the forks are are subjected to cyclic loading and none destructive testing. The results of these processes are then made available to the client. There is a generally accepted 10% wear limit on the heel of the forks – however this should also be clarified with the manufacturer. David Horner