While you are researching lease diesel forklifts in and around scotland be aware that a second hand electric forklift could have a battery with a bad cell. This does not always mean that the battery needs to be changed as it is sometimes possible to just replace the damaged cell. Replacing a single cell is much less expensive than fitting a new battery but if more than one cell needs to be replaced it is usually not cost-effective to replace them.

If you are researching lease diesel forklifts in and around scotland be aware that a newspaper company settled a claim for £140,000 accepting 85% liability for an incident where a worker was pushed off a ladder by an automated guided electric forklift truck. The worker broke his wrist and could not return to the same work.

When looking for lease diesel forklifts in and around scotland bear in mind that a maintenance hour meter will assist in maintenance planning which will improve reliability and reduce downtime.