How Do I Choose Forklift Trucks Manufacturers?
When it comes to choosing a forklift truck, you must also consider the many types of forklift trucks manufacturers. There are many popular manufacturers available but you must first decide what type of forklift you will need.
How do I choose what kind of forklift I will need? The first question you must ask yourself when deciding what kind of forklift to purchase is, “what will you be lifting”? The size (weight and dimensions) will help to determine what capacity of forklift you will need. In many situations you will not have a typical load size. If there is a large variation in the many sizes of loads you will be lifting it is best to get a forklift with a larger sized capacity (just in case).
There are two common types of forklifts available on the market, electric and propane. Electric forklifts are generally fumeless and very quiet. These forklifts do have some drawbacks, however. Electric forklifts require a lot of battery and motor repair. Not only do you have to spend the time to get these repaired but these repairs can be quite expensive.
There is a large variety of forklift accessories manufacturers. There are some companies that are well known and parts are easy to find. These forklift trucks manufacturers include:
• Crown Equipment Corporation
• Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc.
• NACCO Industries, Inc
• Toyota Industries
Crown Equipment Corporation
Crown Equipment Corporation is the seventh largest forklift trucks manufacturer in the whole world! That is a large accomplishment when considering the many manufacturers available! Crown got it’s start in New Bremen (a small community in Ohio). It did not begin with the hope of being one of the top forklift trucks manufacturers, however. It started out manufacturing temperature controls for coal burning furnaces. In Forbes magazine (in 2008) they ranked 269th on the list of largest private companies in the US.
Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc.
Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. was founded in 1992 and their headquarters is located in Houston, Texas. Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of material parts and equipment.
NACCO Industries, Inc
NACCO Industries, Inc’s headquarters are located in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. NACCO is a publicly traded holding company and ranked in Fortune 1000 in 2007. NACCO Industries, Inc was founded in 1913 as “The Cleveland and Western Coal Company”. Later, in 1925, the name was changed to The North American Coal Corporation (NACCO).
Toyota Industries was founded in 1926. It was first name Toyoda Automatic Loom works Ltd (names by Sakichi Toyoda). In 1933 Toyota Industries established an automobile department. They have five business areas today: automotive, materials handling, electronics, logistics and textile machinery. Toyota Industries is a well known name for many things and has created quite a reputation for itself.
Forearm forklift manufacturers are a dime a dozen. Be sure to look up information about any manufacturer that interests you. Ask these key questions:
• Are they a well known name?
• Do they offer many replacement parts?
• Are there any available reviews?
• How long has the company been manufacturing?
By being informed about the many forklift trucks manufacturers you can make the right decision on what kind of forklift to purchase.
