While you are looking for fork lift rental in and around Norfolk bear in mind that whilst it is very expensive to buy a replacement battery for an electric lift truck, you are in effect purchasing fuel for the next 5 years. Overall it is generally considered about 25% cheaper to operate and maintain an electric lift truck than an internal combustion gas or diesel lift truck.

While you are searching for fork lift rental in and around Norfolk bear in mind that electric lift trucks run on batteries that require regular charging. On a new battery you can typically expect to get around 6 hours of running time from a standard 4 wheel lift truck. The batteries also need regular maintenance and are expensive to replace once their useful life has been exceeded.

When you are searching for fork lift rental in and around Norfolk you might like to note that one of the reasons that potential customers sometimes shy away from refurbished lift trucks is perceived poor reliability compared with brand new models.