I’m officially one of the chosen elite that has been entrusted by the powers that be to operate a very expensive and very dangerous fork truck at work.

I was actually bothing by supervisors about it for a while. I work the night shift at a very high tech CNC shop and no one else is certified on this shift. We dont need it often but sometimes heavy shit has got to move and we either do it by hand cart (boring), bother someone else on the other side of the shop (they dont like that very much) or leave it for the day guys. I’m one of the newer guys so not everyone is thrilled I got the bump and they didn’t but I made it happen. Nobody asked me to do it, I went after it. Anyways, yeah. Me + fork truck = frendz4eva

    • scutiger@lemmy.world
      18·
      3 个月前

      I’ve seen this one before, but for my forklift certification, they showed us actual accidents. A fully extended forklift toppling over with someone in the cage, a diesel forklift running over someone and the driver not even noticing, people knocking over warehouse racking, etc

      • qupada@fedia.io
        8·
        3 个月前

        After the certification training my colleague referred to this as the “forklift snuff film”.

        • JPSound@lemmy.worldOP
          3·
          3 个月前

          Dude, I said the exact same thing when I watched the video I had to watch. It was comical how intense the scenes and scenarios were watching these poorly made manikins get mauled over and over.

  • ShutUpWesley@piefed.zipEnglish
    11·
    3 个月前

    Welcome to the forklift driver club. You will need to bring your own beanie and provide your own (copious) energy drinks.

    • JPSound@lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      3 个月前

      I’m a backwards hat kinda fella. I think those of the beanie might still accept me! That or maybe its time to get a beanie and bad attitude of my own.

  • Bgugi@lemmy.world
    11·
    3 个月前

    Women want to fear you, fish will be you, men want to be with you. Use this power responsibly.

    Also: not dull.

  • Psionicsickness@reddthat.com
    9·
    3 个月前

    Wrong sub! That’s not dull at all! I’m honestly jealous, I’ve always wanted to operate those things but I’m not in an industry that ever uses heavy loaders.

  • The_v@lemmy.world
    6·
    3 个月前

    WTF man, we need more details. What model/brand, power source?

    I personally enjoyed a standing Crown RC battery powered with a clamp. Squeezing toilet paper. We used to fight over those trucks. Unfortunately standing sideways on the fork was literally a pain in the neck by the end of the day.

    Then sit down propane ones like the Toyota’s or Hysters are much more comfortable but not as nimble.

    • Maiq@piefed.socialEnglish
      5·
      3 个月前

      I worked lumber yards before I started construction. Used to drive the big diesel’s, those were a blast. Coworker of mine worked with them in the navy. I think on aircraft Carrier if I remember right. Always thought that would be crazy working on a moving platform. Never used a stand up one. They look like fun in the big box stores like lowes.

      Later in construction I used Gradall 534C’s. They are a blast,.crabcrawl, hydraulic tilt leveling for uneven terrain and something like 40’ boom length. Never had an accedent but I have been teetering on the front wheels once with a heavy load extended too far. Had one stuck in the mud working in the middle of nowhere once, not easy to get stuck and even harder to get unstuck.

    • JPSound@lemmy.worldOP
      4·
      3 个月前

      We have x2 battery powered Cat EC25N’s. Up until last week, I’d never even sat a buttcheek one in anything like it but I’m getting the hang of it quickly. I unloaded a full semi trailer just a bit ago to get some practice in even tho that’s the shipping crew’s job. They know I’m looking to get some practice in and they’re doing a great job of letting me get my feet wet.

  • unitedwithme@lemmy.today
    6·
    3 个月前

    Congrats! I drive various equipment at work, is pretty fun when I get to do so. Even cooler (in a way) we’re looking into automated forklifts to work overnights to help stock and sort inventory, and I’m the one going to the tech shows and meeting with vendors discussing all this stuff. Still kind of surreal, very cool tech.

    • JPSound@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      3 个月前

      Nooooooo but I like boring guy things! Lol. I honestly had no idea this would get such a positive reception.