Tuesday, August 5, 2014

By Kimberely Aliano


If you own a lot of inventory a forklift can be a valuable asset to your warehouse. Lucky for you there are a lot of ways to find a forklift for sale or a forklift for rental, depending on what you need out of it, how long you may need to make use of it, and of course, how much you are willing to invest in it. However, you truly cannot go wrong by at least considering the option to have a forklift on hand.

Both large and small warehouses can take advantage of a forklift for sale. It will enable you to move a lot more of your merchandise with a lot less trouble for your employees. It will also protect their health because they are not lifting more than they should. You can place several boxes on a single pallet and let the forklift do the heavy stuff. It can move your items from one area to another or enable you to stack stuff on higher shelves that cannot be reached easily by your employees. It all comes together to help make things in your warehouse run much smoother. Why not consider the possibilities?

However, buying a forklift is quite an investment for a growing company. Therefore, the growing companies often prefer to find a forklift for rental. Then they simply rent the forklift for a small amount of cash, get their inventory in order, and return it until it is needed again. The choice is yours and only you know which option is best for your warehouse.

You even have the option to take advantage of a forklift for rental until you can find a forklift for sale that fits into your warehouse's budget. This is especially nice for businesses that are just beginning to get a stockpile of inventory within their warehouse. It is also a good choice for established warehouses who have had a mechanical failure of their own forklift and need something to get them through until their normal forklift is working properly again.

In other cases, a warehouse may feel that they must find a forklift for rental because of limited space in their work area. If that is what keeps them from searching for a forklift for sale then they obviously have not looked into a forklift or their options very well yet. The truth is, there are a lot of forklifts available in a variety of sizes and you can get only the right size for you and your warehouse. If you have limited space and lightweight items to move, a small forklift could be your ideal solution for your business.

Do you really need a forklift that can carry up to 33,000 pounds at a time? If not you may want to pursue a smaller one. Take advantage of a forklift for rental until you discover which size is right for your larger warehouse if you want to before you look in to a forklift for sale. It could keep you from buying the wrong one.

For reaching high up or over other stuff to get to items that may be on the back of a shelf, you can also consider a variable reach forklift. Some of the larger ones can reach up to 56'. This type will have stabilizers on the ground to keep the forklift stable and they often have a single joystick to control their movements. A lot of them can also turn in small areas so that you do not have to worry about the space you have available in your warehouse.

Even someone who works in a rougher terrain than a warehouse with a concrete floor in it can benefit from a forklift for rental or the option to buy a rough terrain forklift for sale. These are ideal for construction sites or dock work where the ground is more uneven and you still must haul heavy amounts of product or merchandise. Many lumber yards use these types of forklifts because they are more stable and can reach 29 feet up into the air if needed. You simply have to decide what you want and where you will be using your forklift. For most businesses, this is the hardest decision they will make in regards to a forklift. For other businesses, they simply cannot decide whether renting or buying is best.




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