well here is the finished forklift.
http://www.sharecg.com/v/18958/3d-model/low-poly-forklift
its far from perfect. was having issues with normals and smoothing groups. still, hopefully it does the job for someone
http://irishlostboy.deviantart.com/gallery/
http://www.sharecg.com/pf/irishlostboy