While investigating pedestrian diesel forklifts in and around Northumberland take into account the physical restrictions of the areas in which a machine will have to operate. In particular consider any doorways through which your forklift will have to move. If your doorways are standard 1.8m (6ft) or 2.4m (8ft) high then you obviously wont be able to use a machine with a collapsed mast height of over 3m (10ft). Before making your selection make sure that all the doorways and openings that it will need to fit through have been measured.

Tip – When you are searching for pedestrian diesel forklifts in and around Northumberland remember that specialist trucks are available such as 4-way lift, bend in the middle, side-lifts etc, but in general these are all more expensive and are most cost-effective when used intensively for specialist work.

While searching for pedestrian diesel forklifts in and around Northumberland be aware that it is almost impossible to determine the year of manufacture for a forklift as most do not have an age stamp on the data plate.

When you are investigating pedestrian diesel forklifts in and around Northumberland bear in mind that in the forklift trade, as in the motorcar industry, there is a “grey market”. This is the sale of forklifts imported into the UK from foreign markets. The main problem with these units is that they look the same as UK models but most dealers can’t support them as parts are different to those on UK models and are therefore difficult and expensive to source.

While investigating pedestrian diesel forklifts in and around Northumberland make sure you check for black smoke coming out of the exhaust during operation. This is usually a carburettor problem and on a diesel forklift can be caused by worn injectors or a worn injector pump.