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Bolzoni Auramo release the Stainless Steel Coated Fork Tyne

The Best Option - for the Spark Free Areas The stainless-steel-cladded forklift forks are the best option for areas that must be kept spark free. These areas include explosive environments where paint, chemicals and explosives are handled. These forks are also a great choice for food preparation areas for hygiene purposes and when you need to avoid risk of spark generation due to rubbing between similar metal materials (i.e. between fork steel and the load steel) or rusty and light metals (i.e. between rusty fork and an aluminium or magnesium load). (more…)

Having The Right Forklift Tyres, Can Save Your Business Money

Having the right forklift tyres on your forklift, is something that forklift owners often don't think about. But it is one thing on a forklift that can save your business a lot of cost.

The most common types of forklift tyres are solid or pneumatic.

Pneumatic - Think of these being just like your car tyres. They have tubes and are filled with air.

Solid - These tyres are generally referred to as Puncture Proof, and are a solid rubber filled pneumatic profile tyre (more…)

Chinese Forklifts Value or Not, Here’s The Truth

In the last five years sales of Chinese forklifts have exploded throughout Australia, now Chinese Forklift are almost 20% of unit sales. But the truth is the Chinese have been selling forklifts here in Australia for nearly four times as long.

The reason why so many people think this is a recent phenomenon is a simple matter of pacing. In the old days Chinese forklifts arrived in drips and drabs, but nowadays, of course, the Chinese don’t do anything in small measures. In fact, China has grown so much over the past decade, and at such an unprecedented level, that it’s almost impossible to remember a time when China wasn’t the massive manufacturing and export powerhouse that it is today. To put it bluntly, it’s looking like China is going to take over the world. (more…)

The Development Of a New Brand – Unicarriers

UniCarrier's are a new very forklift brand, with a very old History. Lencrow Materials Handling is the Australian dealer for Unicarrier's in Australia. So lets take a look at Unicarrier and how they have developed to become a world leading forklift brand.

UniCarriers Group - UniCarriers Holdings Corporation - UniCarriers Corporation 2013

• TCM Corporation and Nissan Forklift Co., Ltd. are integrated as UniCarriers Corporation. (more…)

Are Linde Forklifts Really Worth The Money ?

The saying goes, there are forklifts, then there are Linde forklifts. Linde forklifts origins start in Germany, as a German designed forklift with roots going back over a 130 years. Linde is now part of the Kion Group and is a publicly traded company

Linde Forklifts entered into at the Australian Market in the 90's, and has since continued to grow in a tough Australian Market. The Linde forklifts are unique in that they are designed with a Hydrostatic drive.

Basically this means that, Linde integrated the hydrostatic drive, hydraulic pump, hydraulic motor and gearbox into one compact axle so the forklift has less moving parts that will wear out.

With the current 392 Series H25T model , costing somewhere in the vicinity of $40 000 AUD (depending on specifications), and the second tier 351 Series H25 costing early $30 000 AUD, you need …

A Forklift Goes By Many Different Names

A forklift goes by many names, people tend to refer to it as many different things such as a forklift truck, lift truck, fork truck, forklift. But it's basically a powered industrial truck which is used to lift and transport materials in businesses, most commonly goods that are stacked on pallets.

Forklifts can actually be traced back to the late 1800's, but the modern forklift was developed in the 1960s by various companies including the transmission manufacturing company Clark and the hoist company Yale & Towne Manufacturing. The forklift has since become an indispensable piece of equipment in manufacturing and warehousing operation. (more…)

8 TIPS TO PROPERLY STORE A FORKLIFT

Sometimes you need to put your forklift in storage for a short time, it's common to see plenty of forklifts stuck and the corner and forgotten about. It's the absolute worst thing you can do to a piece of machinery especially a forklift. So here we give you 8 of the best tips to properly store a Forklift.

Generally the following storage procedures are for conditions and temperatures above 0° C (32_F). Just adjust these procedures to suit any for local conditions and any changes in conditions during the storage. (more…)

5 Tips for Getting What You Need for A 2.5T Forklift

2.5T (2 500kgs) forklifts generally are referred to, as the bread and butter of the forklift industry. No it doesn’t mean someone puts butter on them and tries eating them. It simply means that they have the greatest numbers of availability in the industry.

If you think that the majority of goods are moved on a CHEP pallet in Australia, and CHEP pallets are rated at 2.0T WLL. (Working Load Limit). Its logically that the vast majority of forklifts used to move a 2.0T pallet will be a 2.5T forklift. So great, what's the point you ask ?

If you are looking at either buying a forklift or selling a forklift, the odds are you will fall in to the 2.5T forklift category.

Which means you will have a vast number to choose from, it can get a bit daunting. Here are some tips for making sure you get what you need with a 2.5T (2 500 kg) forklift …

Forklift Rental Vs Ownership

When it comes to having one forklift or a fleet of forklifts in your business. Usually, there is often one question you need to ask yourself. Is forklift rental or forklift ownership the way to go?

There isn't one right answer to the question. You need to examine your individual requirements are for your business. But Forkliftmarket wants to take a look at the real benefits for forklift rental and the disadvantages of forklift ownership.

Benefits of forklift rental It allows you to focus on your core business. Your business profit is generated through equipment use. Minimizes or eliminates risk from your business. You can have a Fleet modernization program in place. Generally fast service and back-up equipment availability. Compliance with Australian standards and Health and Safety Legislation. The forklift rental company has to dispose of…