Forklift Recommendations

[Gnome]

Evening all.

 

I have been charged with sourcing a forklift. It will be mainly travelling over type 1 rather than tarmac/concrete so it has ruled out alot of the ones I have been looking at.

 

It is for moving carpets that get delivered into and out of shipping containers as they are getting too big to handle now. So I understand that a carpet boom attachment is a must.

 

Any makes, models, types, info would be great.

 

Second hand as we can't justify getting a new one for a few minutes work every week or so.

 

I understand it's a bit vague

[NI Tree]

http://www.forkliftwarehouse.co.uk/forklift/site_images/DL40-Durolift-Forklift-Carpet-Pole.pdf

[difflock]

Is it Gold Plated or made from a Tititium/unobtainium alloy.

Bloody rip-off.

[NI Tree]

yep I agree I just posted the link as had come across it to day

[Gnome]

Thats the prices I have been looking at. they are BIG carpets so the highest spec model will be most suited. I don't fit them or anything like that in case anyone gets ideas!!! just asked to look into getting one.

 

Cheers

[hiluxstihl]

3 tonne toyota, bullet proof, not the most easy to feel but onceused to it youll love it, i drive a gas nissan 1.5 ton every day and think its great for loading light stuff but hasnt the grunt for heavy, uncle has the toyota, its a 3 tonne diesel serious grunt but hasnt the same feel

[Gnome]

Thanks mate will look into it.

[Craig.]

Manitou made a semi rough terrain fork lift, looked like a normal stacker truck but with bigger wheels some thing like 20" or 22.5" truck tyres, might be worth looking into if your yards not all tarmac or concrete.

[renewablejohn]

Make sure you get a 6 foot free float mast otherwise you will be sticking the mast through the shipping container. We needed similar to work inside the polytunnel. Be careful with type 1 as it excludes most forklifts leaving you only with all terrain type forklifts which are a bit spongy for long carpet lengths. Would be far easier if you had a proper concrete base we got over the problem by using 4mtr x 1mtr concrete bog mats on top of the type 1.

[Woodworks]

No idea on forklifts but these guys do carpet handling spikes. I had them make me forks for our tractor for less than that other carpet spike posted.

 

http://www.bfsltd.co.uk/