YH 301 Stacking Pallets aqnd Bin Clean up

Stacking Pallets / Presenting Pallets to Customers Learn how to stack a stone pallet, how to load a hopper, and how to keep bins clean so you can easily drive a forklift into them. When you're stacking a pallet, you want to start with the perimeter, and make sure nothing is hanging off the edges. Then you'll fill in the center. As you're laying the rock down, be sure to bend at the knees to protect your back. Lift with your legs. When you lay down each layer of rock, stagger, or straddle rocks so each is supported by two or three rocks. Avoid stacking the pallet where you have runs of rock that run vertically one on top of the other, because this could make the pallet liable to topple. Stack the pallet until it's waist-high. When you're restocking new pallets, remove the chicken wire so the customers can access them. After you cut the chicken wire off a pallet, take it to the designated area. Loading the Hopper / Trucks Loading the hopper is great practice for loading trucks. You want to make sure you're close enough to get in, but not so close you hit the edge. In the video we see how our driver got close to the hopper but didn't touch it so he wouldn't damage it. Keeping Bins Clean Eddie presents a bolder bin in the video. We lift the boulders with a forklift, and so all of the debris and loose gravel will get in your way and make it harder to get a forklift in the bin. So whenever you have downtime, you can grab a hopper and start cleaning up to make your time easier, when you want to get at the boulders.