Used Forklifts

***PLEASE CALL/EMAIL FOR OUR INVENTORY  OF CURRENT USED FORKLIFTS, USED SCISSOR LIFTS, USED PALLET JACKS, USED ORDER PICKERS  AND MORE.  WE ARE LOCATED IN NORTHEAST OH., SERVICING CLEVELAND, AKRON, CANTON, MEDINA, YOUNGSTOWN AND SURRONDING COMMUNITIES.  WE CAN DELIVER GLOBALLY***

 

What Type of Forklift Do You Need?

The first step in making any purchasing decision is to
determine what type of forklift you need.

Consider the following questions:

1. What type of load-handling device do you use? Pallets? Crates? Skids? How big are they?
2. How far will the forklift truck be transporting loads?
3. How much weight will the forklift be lifting? (capacity)
4. How many hours will it be operating per day? How many shifts do you run?
5. How high will you need to lift?
6. Will it be operating indoors, outdoors or both?
7. What is your warehouse design or infrastructure?
8. How wide are your aisles?
9. What kind of applications will the forklift truck be performing? Will it be unloading over-the-road trucks? Order Picking? Stacking and retrieving?
10. Does your operator need to be able to sit down or stand up?

F.Y.I

Fuel

Electric:

• Typically used in Food Industry because of OSHA (no fumes)
• No Noise non-polluting
• Limited aisle spacing
• Indoors usually….will short out if caught in the rain outside
• Usually cheaper to maintain, don't require fuel, oil changes and replacement parts like plugs and points.
• Need to pay attention to battery, check water levels frequently. Letting the battery go dry is very expensive because of replacement costs.

LP :

• more noisy than electric
• generates some fumes
• is approved to use indoors by OSHA, also can be used outdoors
• need at least 12' to right angle stack for 4-wheel sit-downs

Diesel:

• designed to be used in more rugged terrain.
• Engine doesn't need to be turned off. You kill it if you crank the engine every two minutes.
• Need to change the oil regularly

Gas:

• outdoors only
• works well in cold climate

Tires

Cushion (rubber):

• Indoor
• Concrete and some times asphalt…but on hot days the lift can sink.

Pneumatic (air):

• Outdoor
• Asphalt, hard packed dirt and gravel.

Tractor-type tires:

• Outdoor
• Sand, loose gravel and construction sites.

Lift

Capacity:

• Need to know what you are lifting.
• The weight needs to be established…always add a little extra on to the capacity for safety.
• Maximum capacity will accure at the 24" load center.
• When forks are raised, or when forks move away from the mast the capacity goes down.

Mast:

• height of the load is measured at the forks.

Warehouse Design

Aisle:

• Three-wheeled sit-down counterbalanced requires 10' aisles
• Four-wheeled sit-down counterbalance requires 12-13' aisles
• Reach truck outriggers requires 8' aisles.
• Double reach truck requires 8'9" aisles.
• Turret trucks requires at least 4'6" aisles. They can rotate loads 180 degrees. If slip sheet attachments are used they need to be 8" – 9" wider.

Intended application:

• lift truck used to load and unload trailers a front-wheel drive, sit-down rider counterbalanced model is preferred.

 

***PLEASE CALL/EMAIL FOR CURRENT USED FORKLIFTS, USED SCISSOR LIFTS, USED PALLET JACKS, USED ORDER PICKERS  AND MORE.  WE ARE LOCATED IN NORTHEAST OH;, SERVICING CLEVELAND, AKRON, CANTON, MEDINA, YOUNGSTOWN AND SURRONDING COMMUNITIES.  IF WE DON'T HAVE IT WE CAN LOCATE IT. WE ALSO CAN DELIVER GLOBALLY***