{"id":3303,"date":"2021-04-14T11:46:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T11:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peschieracarrelli.com\/how-to-choose-a-used-forklift-truck\/"},"modified":"2021-04-22T17:17:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T17:17:41","slug":"how-to-choose-a-used-forklift-truck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peschieracarrelli.com\/en\/how-to-choose-a-used-forklift-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"How to choose a Used Forklift Truck"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to choose a used forklift Truck<\/h2>\n

Are you a manufacturing company or a commercial company? Do you have a warehouse? Do you have to move your goods? You definitely need a forklift or a pallet truck to move your materials. Does buying a new vehicle seem too expensive and you want to evaluate a used forklift<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

But how can you know where to look and choose in an very varied market and with increasingly differentiated offers?<\/p>\n

First of all, it is important to evaluate the spaces within which it is necessary to move with the forklift (or with the stacker). Depending on whether your warehouses have more or less large spaces, you can consider purchasing a 3 or 4-wheel electric forklift. In general, a 3-wheel forklift truck has a smaller turning radius than a 4-wheel electric forklift truck and this makes it easier to drive in confined spaces.<\/p>\n

Also, you must evaluate the height of the shelves and the height to which you have to lift the goods and products to store them because it is necessary to buy a forklift (or a pallet truck) that can reach the necessary height: the mast is a crucial element of the used forklift <\/strong> because it is the one that allows you to lift pallets and goods and store them on the racks.<\/p>\n

When you have evaluated and taken note of all these elements, you can contact a retailer or manufacturer of electric forklifts: the ideal would be to request a proposal or a quote from at least three different retailers, to be able to relate multiple offers and evaluate the different technical elements that each of them proposes.<\/p>\n

Having established, also thanks to their help, what are the technical characteristics necessary for the lifting means you need, it is important to evaluate the efficency and quality of the forklift that is proposed to you. The first element to evaluate is the battery and the state in which it is found: on used trucks, it is easy to find batteries that are now deteriorated and no longer able to hold a charge for a long time. This leads to operational problems because it means that the vehicle has little autonomy and every few hours it is necessary to recharge it to make it work. It is therefore of crucial importance to check the state of the battery and its ability to maintain charge and work.<\/p>\n

After evaluating this element, the second step is to check the condition of the tubes and hydraulic systems of the trolley: in fact, the mast can work thanks to a hydraulic system and oil leaks certainly compromise its operating capacity.<\/p>\n

Ultimately it is important to first establish what are the technical characteristics necessary for your business, once these assessments have been carried out it is important to check the status of the main elements that determine the operation of the used electric forklift so that you can make a safe purchase that can last in time.<\/p>\n

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