If you are looking to purchase cat counterbalance forklifts in and around scotland remember that if you mention that you have an old machine to trade at the beginning of your negotiations you may risk being quoted an inflated price to compensate for the trade-in. It may behove you to wait until later in the negotiation process before mentioning your trade-in machine.

While looking for cat counterbalance forklifts in and around scotland bear in mind that productivity can be improved if your new forklift has a higher drive and lifting speed and that this may offset any additional costs incurred in the higher purchase price.

While searching for cat counterbalance forklifts in and around scotland you may like to know that a timber merchant was fined over £100,000 after an incident in which a forklift truck drove onto a public road and into a car. The raised forks of the truck broke the windscreen of the car and stabbed the driver in the neck, causing his death.

Whilst looking for cat counterbalance forklifts in and around scotland remember that a 600mm (2ft) load centre means the maximum length of the load should not be more than 1200mm (4ft). It is also worth remembering that the lift capacity decreases as the load length increases.

Whilst enquiring about cat counterbalance forklifts in and around scotland be aware that there are several aspects that will influence the forklift operator's comfort level: an old style machine that is awkward to work with or a machine that has operator access on only one side will affect the ability of the operator to comfortably work to their optimum level.