Forklift is star of The Gadget Show

In an item broadcast early in March, one of the show’s presenters, Ortis Deley, took on strongman Dave Meer in a series of strength tests. 

While Dave relied on his considerable muscle power, Ortis was able to call upon some of the latest industrial technology. For the ‘tyre toss’ Dave had to lift and throw as many industrial tyres (each weighing 8kg) over a bar set at 15ft high within a minute. He managed 24.

Using the Jungheinrich T430S, fitted with a clamp attachment, Ortis was able to lift and drop 25 tyres over the 15ft barrier within the allotted time to eclipse Dave’s score by one.

"The 6-7 minute feature was a light-hearted and entertaining look at how technology has advanced and we were delighted to help presenter, Ortis Deley, in his challenge,” says Craig Johnson, Jungheinrich UK Ltd’s marketing manager.

As well as providing the truck, personnel from Jungheinrich’s specialist forklift operator training team gave Ortis an intensive course in forklift operation so that, when the time came for his challenge, he was well prepared to lift the cumbersome load of tyres up and over the 15ft high barrier and release them as required safely and within the time-frame allowed.