While you are looking for used forklifts for sale in and around Hexham NE47 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 trying to find used forklifts for sale in and around Hexham NE47 bear in mind that a used electric lift truck might have a battery with a bad cell. This does not necessarily mean that the battery needs to be replaced as it is sometimes possible to just replace a cell, which is a lot cheaper than fitting a new battery.

Whilst you are looking for used forklifts for sale in and around Hexham NE47 you might like to be aware that an employee was run over by a lift truck resulting in both his legs being broken, leaving him unable to walk for almost two years. This was one of two lift truck incidents that led to the employer being fined £25,000 and ordered to pay over £8,000 in costs.