When is a forklift too old to buy? Learn why condition, hours, maintenance history, parts availability and application matter more than age alone.
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In most parts of the forklift business, inventory is expected to turn. Buy the right machine, price it correctly, and move it along. But once you get into very high-capacity equipment, the economics change. Sometimes the right decision is to buy a forklift knowing it may
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Here at Forklift Exchange, we are always trying to find the right solutions to our customers’ problems, and sometimes we need to get a little creative. When the original operating system on a customer’s Versa-Lift 40/60 began causing issues, our service team developed a comprehensive solution:
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When a lifting job requires additional horizontal reach or greater load stability, the right boom attachment can make all the difference. Forklift Exchange now offers Horizontal Boom Extensions and Lifting Ring Boom Attachments for select Hoist, Royal, and Versalift forklifts. These attachments are available in several
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The Most Expensive Repairs I See and How to Avoid Buying Someone Else’s Problem When shopping for a used forklift, most buyers focus on the obvious things: While those things matter, they’re rarely what determines whether you’ve found a good machine. What separates a great deal
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What Your Forklift Is Trying to Tell You One of the biggest mistakes I see forklift owners make isn’t buying the wrong equipment—it’s ignoring the warning signs their current forklift is giving them. Forklifts rarely fail without warning. In most cases, they begin “talking” long before
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Once an operation moves beyond everyday warehouse forklifts and into serious high-capacity equipment, the market changes quickly. The number of available machines gets smaller, the applications become more specialized, and choosing the right truck becomes much more important. Finding the forklift is only part of the
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We Buy Forklifts – But We Are Selective About What We Buy The used forklift market changes constantly. Some machines are easy to place. Others are difficult to replace once they are gone. At Forklift Exchange, we are actively purchasing used forklifts across the country, but
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How Long Should a Forklift Actually Last? The Truth About Forklift Lifespan One of the most common questions I hear is “is that a lot of hours?” It’s a fair question, but it’s also one of the hardest to answer with a binary answer. I’ve seen
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