Start with the weight you actually lift. Weigh your heaviest routine pallet, then add a margin. Our capacities run 3,000 lb to 8,000 lb. Check your pallet against that range. Do not size for the once-a-year outlier. A bigger truck than the job needs costs you turning room, floor loading, and money every day it works.
A capacity figure is a rating at one reference load centre — the distance from the heel of the forks to the middle of the load. Push the load out past that reference, or lift it high, and the safe weight drops. Every truck carries a data plate and a load chart with its own numbers. We do not publish those numbers here, because we will not guess them. Tell us the load and we confirm the chart before you book.
Power type is the real decision. Electric makes no exhaust, so it works indoors and in enclosed rooms where a combustion truck cannot. It runs quieter on a shared floor. It needs charge time and somewhere to charge — worth confirming against your shift pattern before you book. Gas/propane refuels rather than recharges, so the truck is not off the floor waiting on a battery. That suits outdoor yards and long or double shifts. It needs ventilation, so it is not the truck for a sealed room. We do not run a diesel forklift in this class. Electric and gas/propane are the two power types we have.
Measure the site before you book. Check your narrowest aisle, your tightest turn, and the height of every door the truck must pass under. Check what your floor or your yard surface can carry. Send us your top beam height and your door clearance, and a coordinator confirms the fit rather than guessing at it.
Rent when the work is a project, a season, or a demand spike. If a forklift would work most days across years, price the purchase against fuel or charging, tires, and planned maintenance — a coordinator can run that comparison with you against your actual hours. Rates are indicative until a coordinator sends a firm quote.
Guidance is general — representative figures, verified before final publication. Your firm quote comes from a coordinator.