As the market for rough terrain lift trucks has emerged so has the requirement for straight mast lift trucks. Their emergence and demand has leveled over the last 10 years because of the explosion of telescopic handlers. At present, lift truck makers are focusing their product development on the core function of the forklift.
These models for example provide a lift capacity under 6,000 lbs have risen in price on average of 2.45% to approximately $46,000 per machinery. Other kinds of equipment in the category's bulk class varying from 6000 pounds to 10,000 pounds in capacity are up 3.15% to $54,177. Purchasers of machines would rapidly point out only if their real expenses are up ever so slightly.
With models that depend on diesel fuel, hourly expenses in those 2 classes have increased 81.6% and 84.3% respectively. Even if the prices on the dealer's tag may not seem all that different, when the equipment has left the sales yard and enters the work space of the client, it has to produce on a large scale.
The rough-terrain forklift market has leveled off rapidly over the past decade in the wake of the telescopic-handler explosion. The telescopic handlers are might just be the future that this particular type of machine is evolving to. The telehandler's job is placing a load with a long reach. The rough-terrain forklift continues to be the heavyweight champ when it comes to pure grunt lifting.
Omega is a multi-line manufacturer who provides a whole variety of rough-terrain forklift families. They have established the Mega Series, consisting of bigger vertical-mast models. These units offer lifting capacities that range from 8000 pounds all the way up to 20,000 pounds. The next step was to allow lifting capacities up to 50,000 pound and the HERC Series was made to complete this task. The bigger and more complex machinery needed, the more specialized that OEMs like Omega become.