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Nailed it. (imgur.com)

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[–]Knikkz 44 points45 points ago

As someone who worked with pallet jacks for awhile, holy shit. This is Gymkhana in industrial form.

[–]Turious 11 points12 points ago

I also had a job for a while where we used pallet jacks. I thought it was difficult enough just to maneuver the damn things normally. This blows my mind and makes me want to try it out, but I no longer have access to one.

[–]my5dollarFTlong 8 points9 points ago

I did this at my work but only ended up hitting something expensive and getting yelled at

[–]Pedreezy90 2 points3 points ago

Haha I agree! I was able to ride but not do this shit!

[–]PinkEchoes02[!] 62 points63 points ago

I work at a grocery store. Guess I have no choice but to try this tomorrow.

[–]Sykotik 54 points55 points ago

As a construction worker for 15 years, please don't. Unless you enjoy missing toes and broken bones that is. In which case, carry on.

[–]Peaceblaster86 24 points25 points ago

I agree with both of you. Do it AND don't do it.

[–]GuolinM 6 points7 points ago

Schrödinger's grocery store worker.

[–]macefacemace[S] 32 points33 points ago

Let's not discourage his eagerness.

[–]SalsaShark037 10 points11 points ago

As a man who has tried this with much less success, I say go for it as long as you have safety boots (steel-toe), and someone to film your failure.

[–]relevant_nonsequitor 0 points1 point ago

Steel toe boots are only safer in mild impact/weight situations.

[–]SalsaShark037 1 point2 points ago

True. Although I've never had to deal with anything more than mild impact in pallet-jack racing.

[–]tooyoung_tooold 7 points8 points ago

He is right. At least wear your steel toes and a helmet.

[–]slenderwin 3 points4 points ago

Yeaaaa, this made me cringe. And I only worked at a steel mill for a summer...

[–]Tonytarium 3 points4 points ago

You lay bricks if i remember correctly.

[–]ithrewthisthatway 0 points1 point ago

HAHA one of those comments that made me crack up at 3 am.

[–]Sykotik 0 points1 point ago

Not really anymore but I was that guy, yeah.

[–]lordeddardstark 0 points1 point ago

as an internet stranger. DO IT.

don't forget to post videos

[–]mad_mike15 -5 points-4 points ago

I unloaded trucks for a couple years in high school and did this every time for the palettes at the back of the truck. It is surprisingly easy to do with enough speed. You may have to hop off a couple times until you find the correct speed/feet position/turning angle combo, but it's really not difficult

[–]Septembersrain 11 points12 points ago

Record it please.

[–]PinkEchoes02[!] 14 points15 points ago

I can also take pics of my wounds before going to the emergency room and post them to /r/wtf if you like.

[–]McFro 13 points14 points ago

Please

[–]tooyoung_tooold 1 point2 points ago

You'll have my upvote.

[–]Tunaluna 0 points1 point ago

PinkEchoes02 will surely deliver

[–]ChubbyWalrus 5 points6 points ago

I can't even maneuver these things the way they're meant to be used. No way I'm giving this a shot.

[–]The_Last_Melon14 2 points3 points ago

Do it. But please, whether you succeed or fail, post your attempt on reddit

[–]DeadToRights 0 points1 point ago

I used to work for Pepsi and riding the pallet jacks can be fun, but I wouldn't try anything like this. You'd probably wind up eating shit. Also, doing it is really frowned upon by most supervisors because of blah blah safety blah blah unsafe work practices, etc.

[–]Cummins2395 0 points1 point ago

We actually had an OSHA lesson about these lol

[–]ukrnne 1 point2 points ago

Really frowned upon? You'd get fired in a heartbeat.

[–]DrLasagna 0 points1 point ago

I've got an electric one at work. It goes pretty damn fast by itself. But you can't Tokyo drift on it or it'll shut down : (

[–]the_ginger_wolf 0 points1 point ago

Where's this video you, PinkEchoes02, promised??

[–]PinkEchoes02[!] 0 points1 point ago

Oh, I didn't forget. I'm stuck in the liquor dept. so when I get a chance I will bring joy to the masses.

[–]the_ginger_wolf 0 points1 point ago

Thank you!

[–]gloistina -5 points-4 points ago

The 180 is pretty easy as long as your floor ls will allow the slide just a small turn and lean to get a back wheel off the ground. Turning left get the left back wheel up. They slide fast. The hard part is getting it to roll backwards for a distance

[–]sjhill 6 points7 points ago

I have enough difficulty making a turn while skating pallet trucks - this guy has got mad skills.

[–]leet_hacksaw 4 points5 points ago

If you quickly alternate left and right while leaning into each short turn, you don't even need to skate it. Self-propelled pallet jack.

[–]cptboose 0 points1 point ago

So many slow days spent practicing this technique.

[–]thoriginal 0 points1 point ago

I worked in the warehouse of a Canadian Tire when I was young. I got so amazing at this.

[–]dudemiester63 3 points4 points ago

ASS SLAM!

[–]WizardCap 3 points4 points ago

It's the flapping jacket and hair net that make it.

[–]Xzumo 37 points38 points ago

OP, are you serious?:

title comnts points age /r/
How you know you've been working your job for too long 14coms 662pts 1mo gifs
I found what my next reason for visiting the emergency room will be 251coms 1288pts 3mos funny
The Best Around 0coms 32pts 3mos GifSound
the coolest box boy ever 32coms 374pts 4mos funny
i kind of want to do this. 19coms 177pts 4mos gif
Don't worry! I got this. 10coms 217pts 4mos gifs
How you know you've been doing your job for too long. 52coms 650pts 5mos gifs
They see me driftin', they hatin' 4coms 31pts 6mos gifs
Fun at work 260coms 1665pts 6mos funny
Stock drifting 0coms 63pts 5mos gifs

source: karmadecay

[–]crifnud 4 points5 points ago

Hm, loses quality each time...

[–]saivode 1 point2 points ago

The main thing this table tells me is that I need to repost every 3 months in order to maximize karma.

[–]crifnud -1 points0 points ago

Good eye, but now I have to kill you so that I can do that.

[–]Elevate_IX 0 points1 point ago

And on top of that he "nailed it."

[–]Leipold5725 4 points5 points ago

I know, if i post a lesser quality of it and give it an unoriginal title,
ITS NOT A REPOST THEN.

[–]2pucksfersure 0 points1 point ago

Aw man! I used to love racing around on those. Wish I'd thought of that trick back in the day.

[–]frumplestiltskin -1 points0 points ago

my favorite part is when his shirt looks like a cape

[–]peteybob -1 points0 points ago

Health & Safety, a nice idea but don't think it will catch on........

[–]imamunster123 -1 points0 points ago

I want to try this so bad now but I almost got fired for riding the pallet jack like hat in he first place. I suppose the fact that I work in a beer distributor and the don't want me breaking cases left and right has a big impact on that though.

[–]littlemissgrass -1 points0 points ago

The skill!

[–]euphoric_barley 0 points1 point ago

Easily my favorite part of working in a warehouse. It helps if the floors are painted, otherwise you get some pretty shitty injuries.

[–]Alarmed_Ferret -1 points0 points ago

That man is truly a wizard of pallet jacks. All I ever managed to do was drop a pallet of tomatoes on my toe when I accidentally hit the release lever.

[–]penguinpwrdbox -1 points0 points ago

That is really fucking impressive.

[–]leet_hacksaw -1 points0 points ago

A guy at my work was into Xtreme pallet jack riding. He was going for a coast and sailed right by a toolbox talk involving quite a few of the higher up's.

Instant dismissal.

Good times... Good times.

[–]WombatDominator -1 points0 points ago

I've seen far too many injuries caused from pallet jacks to even attempt that.

[–]kinguzumaki -1 points0 points ago

Guy is like a retail hero or some shit...or maybe a Retail Kinetail...I'll leave now...

[–]cloudy40 -1 points0 points ago

I have seen this so many times, but I don't even care because that man is a boss.

[–]GEN_CORNPONE -1 points0 points ago

Industrial proletariat like a boss!

[–]Nicombobula -1 points0 points ago

movin pallets, LIKE A BOSS!

[–]OneSchott -1 points0 points ago

R.I.P every redditor who has access to one of these.

[–]jimboslice92 -1 points0 points ago

This is one of the only things I miss about working in a grocery store.

[–]YouGrowOutOfIt 0 points1 point ago

Aaaaand fired.

[–]tomtomx2 0 points1 point ago

As a former warehouse worker and not-so-prolific pallet jack operator...I can watch this all day.

[–]krowface 1 point2 points ago

This should be labelled "not safe for work."

[–]Dadacham 0 points1 point ago

Oh god the OSHA violations!

[–]Serviet 0 points1 point ago

post this in something like /r/fuckingawesome not /r/funny

[–]Pinuphead 0 points1 point ago

win

[–]someaustralian 0 points1 point ago

Workplace OH&S is going to do another trick involving you and a pallet jack if they find out who you are. : /

[–]bigman250 0 points1 point ago

BULLSHIT, I know from experience pallet jacks don't turn that smooth. He is either Jesus or just extremely awesome.

[–]mustarrrd 0 points1 point ago

my coworker hooked one up behind a forklift and when they turned around the corner, it tipped on his finger and ground it off..... o__o

[–]scottg96 -1 points0 points ago

The number of times this has been reposted is probably higher than the number of dollars of the US national debt.

If not higher.

[–]ThrowawayChamp 0 points1 point ago

Once I learned how easy and fun it was, I rode pallet jacks everywhere at work.

Then a couple of managers saw and that was the end of that :(

[–]syriquez 0 points1 point ago

As I said the last time this popped up...

Don't try this shit. You'll risk losing toes and breaking your ankles. Also, the pallet jacks are in bad enough condition already, please don't make using the shitty equipment in my job even more of a hassle.

[–]menoverboard 0 points1 point ago

Best scooter ever.

[–]The_Uninformant 0 points1 point ago

Not only is it a mad repost, but i also think it's reversed.

[–]tehkier 0 points1 point ago

I work in a grocery store, and this is how we all get around in the back room

[–]SwiftToStreetlight 0 points1 point ago

I'm not usually one to complain about reposts, but hot damn if I see this gif one more time...

[–]GapingVagina 0 points1 point ago

This is your 11th time reposting this

[–]rocketnosari 0 points1 point ago

The one time I tried to ride on one of these, my ankle got caught under the edge when turning. Next thing I know, I'm in the ER with an open wound about as wide as open lips.

[–]chewyice 1 point2 points ago

If I did this at my job not only would I flip the thing, I would then be summarily fired.

[–]Helplessly_Stoned 0 points1 point ago

I miss working in a warehouse, used to have tons of pallet jack races.

[–]Rareleynot311 0 points1 point ago

I can honestley say, I did not expect him to nail it.

[–]BiffSkiffer 0 points1 point ago

Like a glove

[–]SlappyFrog5 0 points1 point ago

This was my favorite part of working in a warehouse. The forklift nickle flip was fun too.

[–]WeHaveMetBefore 0 points1 point ago

Then the box falls on his head.

[–]iStoned420 0 points1 point ago

Saw this earlier then went to work and spent a good part of my day trying to drift a pallet jack haha

[–]metarinka 0 points1 point ago

we used to race them around a set course, see who had the best time. Kinda like a heavy scooter with no brakes.

[–]ajfili 0 points1 point ago

We used to have Pallet Jack Racing in CompUSA after hours... until our obese manager took a turn too close and took out the ENTIRE endcap of the Mac aisle... and not just the shit on it... Uprooted the whole rack, frame and all and ripped it off the floor....

[–]scootyonover 0 points1 point ago

ah i miss the factory life

[–]IndeedDude 0 points1 point ago

Wait is his left leg turning into his right leg or is that just me 0.0

[–]ezeefix21 0 points1 point ago

like uh BAWS

[–]wtf_idontknow 0 points1 point ago

could someone switch the boxes with a pedobear?

[–]tarrgustarrgus 0 points1 point ago

LIIIKKE A GLOVE!

[–]gryphon882 0 points1 point ago

Greatest gif Ive seen in a long time.

[–]Sir_Trollz_Alot 0 points1 point ago

FAUCK

[–]bhmnscmm -1 points0 points ago

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[–]Tokestra420 1 point2 points ago

Shame on the 2,000+ people who upvoted this uncreative, blatant repost.

[–]trampus1 1 point2 points ago

It's been reposted so many times it's turned into a jpg.

[–]TheRealFlinger 0 points1 point ago

Only if you were trying to post a 20x repost.

[–]SoCo_cpp 1 point2 points ago

Nailed it to a repost

[–]redcobalt_qxrf -1 points0 points ago

Le gem

[–]frattyfrattybrobro -2 points-1 points ago

Reposted it.

[–]Lefty07 -2 points-1 points ago

cmon why is the qualityon this one so crappy? the other ones look clean..

[–]Hoodies_n_dubstep -2 points-1 points ago

Just...boss

[–]gman94 -2 points-1 points ago

Seen this gif a billion times. And I upvote every time.

[–]GentlemanPunk -2 points-1 points ago

Would you guys please stop posting this gif. We've seen it. ALL of us.

[–]ophello 0 points1 point ago

I have seen this gif 832 times now. Please...keep posting it. Over and over. With a new witty title every time.

[–]SwiftToStreetlight 0 points1 point ago

I feel the term "witty" is being used heavily with sarcasm.

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