While you are researching cat counterbalanced forktrucks in and around Belfast BT7 bear in mind the skills of your operators. Not all operators are comfortable with a manual transmission, however these are generally more robust than automatic transmission and easier and cheaper to repair and maintain.

While you are researching cat counterbalanced forktrucks in and around Belfast BT7 check the state of the forks on any second hand forklift you look at. Bent forks may need to be replaced. The best way to check this is simply to put the mast in a vertical position and lower the forks to the floor. Once at the floor use a tape to check that both fork tips are the same height from the ground.

Tip - If you are trying to find cat counterbalanced forktrucks near Belfast BT7 you may need to be aware that a forklift truck is a machine that has forks to lift loads whereas telehandlers have forks that extend outwards and upwards away from the telehandler body.

When searching for cat counterbalanced forktrucks in and around Belfast BT7 it may be worth knowing that that hourly application is generally the key to identifying which forklift to buy. The hours of usage per day for the forklift will be in direct proportion to what you will expect to pay.

Whilst trying to find cat counterbalanced forktrucks in and around Belfast BT7 you might like to note that you can expect to achieve an average of 12 hours running time from a standard gas fueled truck with a four cylinder engine. A full tank of gas will generally last for to 4 days even if the forklift is in use eight hours a day, as time spent getting on and off the forklift reduces the actual running time during the shift.