Tuesday, 2 October 2012

Customer education,

All forklifts almost 90% across the World are built as plants, the Engine sourced from a reputed manufacturer, the hydraulics from another, transmission from another and everything is put together on a chassis. Mostly all are reasonably built to perform, however some who have relied on some system and it fails that's where the whole unit fails, so sourcing the right components is the key to a successful forklift performance.

The only part produced by a Forklift manufacturer in most cases is the Chassis the, Canopy and in rare cases the Counterweight, also every big manufacturer is sourcing parts from China to complete their units

It is extremely important for a Customer to make a choice

1) Based on the work he is going to carry out with the unit (light, medium, heavy work)

2) Consider price and performance based on the work to be carried out.(if you are going to place a couple of boxes per day on to a truck, definitely think before spending extra cash for the forklift)

3) Have a good maintenance schedule for it, if maintained properly will last you a lifetime and also it does not depreciate like a Luxury car.

4) Choose a unit to suit your needs carefully, many a time have heard that people for e.g. ask for units to pick up loads of 2 tons at 6 meter lifting height and usually they are suggested units which fail to do the job, so please consult an expert before you make the right choice and always consider price to make it a winning combination.

5) There are forklifts available which are high end expensive with all the electronic gizmos fitted on them(one small fault and your days work goes down the drain, if technician available immediately then fine otherwise wait at least a week to get it back in action),but consider the environment in your Country, whether brand chosen has performed in that country

So open the hood and look inside to see what is the winning combination offered and the pedigree of the company to make the right choice of equipment for your company

www.halaheavy.com

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