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How to put Internal Combustion Engine (I.C.E) Forklift in Storage

Experience has taught that complications can arise as a result of improper handling of forklifts during periods of storage. The main areas of concern are engines, hydraulic components and truck batteries. Internal combustion engine powered forklifts will be best protected by being operated for a short period of time each month. Forklift storage done properly can save your business a lot of money.

How to do forklift storage properly

Before placing any forklift in storage, you must choose an area which is clean, dry and free from airborne contaminates. Forklifts with an internal combustion engine, need to be started and run at 700 ROM. By doing that you will get the forklift up to normal operating temperature. This intern will coat the internal engine components with a film of oil and rid the engine of built-up condensations.

Do not shut down an engine before it reaches operating temperature. Eng…

Buying A Used Forklift

If you have decided to buy a used forklift, weather it be updating your existing unit, starting a new venture. There are literally thousands out there in the market place. It can get a bit daunting buying a used forklift. But here's a few tips that might make it easier for you to navigate.

Know what you need

This is simple, there is a wide range of different specifications, you need to be sure of the job you are doing and what you need to do it. Ie. - Wanting to load and unload containers - Its pointless trying to drive into a container if you have a 5 000 mm 2 stage mast with a lowered clearance of 2 500 mm.

You need a three stage 4 500 mm mast, that has a lowered overall height to go into a container.

If you are unsure what you need, try visiting a reputable forklift dealer, and explaining what work your are doing. They will be…

The Basic Principles of Materials Handling

The best handling solutions involve the least handling. Handling adds to the cost but not to the value of the product. The choice of the right equipment or system to optimize material flow is broadly a definition of MATERIAL HANDLING and includes cranes, conveyors, automated vehicles, tractors, free ranging forklifts, order pickers, stackers and pallet trucks.

The Unit Load

Product, whether they can be cartons, bags, cans bottles, drums or sacks are assembled together to form a load. The commonly used base on which unit loads are formed are flat wooden (sometimes plastic) pallets, ISO Containers, roll cages and tote bins. Others are stillages, box and cage pallets, bulk containers, for example. (more…)

Baoli Forklift – Are they Really Worth It ?

We have written about this many times, the rise of the Chinese made forklift in the Australian Materials Handling Market. It is no longer just Chinese manufacturers like HangCha or Sany that are pushing their way into the forklift market. Mainstream forklift manufacturers like Jungheinrich, Linde and Hyster are going to China for their forklift products. With both brands owned by the Kion group, Linde Materials Handling import the Baoli forklift into the Australian market.

Linde have taken it a step further than most other forklift producers. Actually owning their own manufacturing facility in China, and importing the Baoli range of forklifts to cater for the low utilization and low cost niche forklift market.

Starting at 1 800 kgs through to 10 000 kgs Internal combustion forklifts with different mast heights and attachments available. Baoli have also developed a de…

Basis of Rating for a 2.5T Forklift

The BASIS OF RATING for a conventional 2.5T forklift is simple. A rating plate is something that forklift operators should have a basic understanding of. The basis of rated and alternative capacities of a truck shall be the strength of its various components and stability in accordance with the requirements at the time of manufacture.

Why is the basis of rating forklift important ?

If operating conditions differ from normal (e.g. different attachments, abnormal movement, inclined or rough surfaces, position or attitude of the truck or part of the truck when required to handle a load). It may be necessary to use either a truck with a greater rated capacity or a specially designed truck as appropriate to the special conditions.

Who can rate a forklift ?

All forklift capacities must be given by the manufacturer of the forklift, and different things can added to or cha…

Is Buying a Cheap Forklift The Best option

When you say the word cheap, it can mean a lot of things to a lot of different people. For some it can mean costing very little, or something is very low priced, it can even mean shoddy workmanship, as in that was cheap workmanship. But when it comes to a cheap forklift, you really need to give it some thought. The old adage is true " You Get what You Pay For".

At the end of the day, forklifts are mechanical, they will age, and parts will wear out due to wear and tear, they will break down.

Businesses that have a need to move materials will have a forklift to move their product from A to B. There are several factors to consider when it comes to choosing the right forklift and whether it is cheap or not.

Own V's Rent

Whether a business owns or rents their forklifts, is very specific to their own requirements. But whether it's a chea…

Are All Forklifts Created Equal ?

At the end of the day forklifts are a tool. Where they are generally used in businesses or in places where there is a need to pick up a load (pallet) and carry it from A to B. So the question really is, are all forklifts created equal ? We've covered this a few times now, in the last 5 years in Australia, there has been a huge influx of Chinese made forklifts in the Australian market (Almost 25% of the forklift market). So if you were looking at a replacing an existing 2.5T forklift with a new 2.5T forklift, does it really matter what it is if they both lift 2500 kgs to 4 meters. ? (more…)