Unloading rail from railcar, tips over

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Unloading rail from railcar, tips over

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https://www.reddit.com/r/Whatcouldgowro ... 00_tonnes/
A few guys try to unload all the rail from this railcar using 3 forklifts, everything tips over.
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At a minimum they needed to angle the forks back which with that many lift trucks was a big problem to start with.
It happened at least 5 years ago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPcRV1DMN8E&t=5s

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Nothing good ever comes from being in a hurry. :roll:

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