centre of gravity moves outside forklift's stability triangle
Imagine raising the forks, with a load, to full height and then operating on a small sideways slope. The red line drawn down from the centre of gravity of the load now falls outside the wheels of the truck. This would cause an immediate forklift overturn.
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