When searching for reconditioned counterbalanced forklift trucks in and around Dorset remember that the forklift you buy has to fit your requirement. A standard mast will normally lift to around 3m (10ft), which is fine for offloading goods and moving them around a yard but won’t necessarily work if you have higher shelving or racking.

While investigating reconditioned counterbalanced forklift trucks in and around Dorset make sure you check for black smoke coming out of the exhaust during operation. This is usually a carburettor problem and on a diesel forklift can be caused by worn injectors or a worn injector pump.

If you are trying to find reconditioned counterbalanced forklift trucks in and around Dorset you might like to know that electric forklifts will generally short out if used in the rain. This can often result in the forklift needing a couple of days to dry out before it can be used again.