When Is It Time to Consider Buying a New Forklift?
When Is It Time to Consider Buying a New Forklift With any equipment, machinery, or vehicles, there will always come a time when it needs to be replaced. For many motive operations , it’s tough to figure out when the right moment is. Of course, once you reach this point there’s obviously a reason why the question occurs; reasons can run the whole gamut, from downtime issues to excessive repair costs, from a decrease in productivity to being beyond the warranty period. Here are some thoughts to help you develop some “bright lines” for making decisions on when to swap out your forklifts. Are You Having Downtime Issues? When a forklift goes down repeatedly in a given month or two, it’s definitely time to consider an upgrade (unless the cost benefit on refurbishing the machine still makes sense). Repeatedly making maintenance calls or waiting on replacement parts means you have a truck out of rotation, and this negatively impacts most operations. In short, a dormant forklift ...