Electric Forklift Selection Guide

• Key Points: Choose the tonnage based onthe average weight of the goods plus a 20% margin. For example, 3 tons or lessis suitable for small warehouses (such as e-commerce sorting), and 5 tons ormore is suitable for heavy goods transportation (such as building materialsmarket).

• Tips to Avoid Pitfalls: Choosing a smalltonnage may lead to equipment operating at an overload, while choosing a largetonnage wastes costs and has poor flexibility. It is essential to assess thedaily operation scenario and avoid blindly pursuing high parameters.

• Lithium-ion vs Lead-acid:

o Lithium-ion forklifts: Range is 4-6hours, support fast charging (1-2 hours to charge to 80%), suitable forhigh-frequency, multi-shift operations (such as in workshops). Advantagesinclude long lifespan (more than 2000 cycles) and high efficiency (energyconversion rate over 90%).

o Lead-acid forklifts: Range is 6-8 hours,charging requires 8-10 hours, suitable for long-day operations (such as nightloading and unloading in logistics parks), but have higher long-termmaintenance costs.

• Tips to Avoid Pitfalls: For operationsexceeding 8 hours per day, prioritize lithium-ion; for limited budgets,consider lead-acid + fast charging, but be aware of the impact of batterydegradation on efficiency.

• Indoor Warehousing: Choose narrow body (≤1.5 meters), quiet tires (such as polyurethane tires), avoidcolliding with shelves; in humid environments, choose waterproof motors, andpay attention to the filter effect in dusty areas.

• Outdoor Construction/Factory: Chooselarge pattern solid tires (for puncture resistance and wear resistance), frameselects thick steel to resist impact.

• Tips to Avoid Pitfalls: Ignoringenvironmental adaptability may lead to increased equipment failure rate oroperation interruptions. It is necessary to assess the site conditions on-site.

• Motor: Prioritize permanent magnetsynchronous motors (imported brands with efficiency of 90%+), good heatdissipation, long lifespan.

• Controller: Use chips from majormanufacturers (such as Inovar, Honeywell), with a lower failure rate than smallmanufacturers by 40%.

• Frame: 2mm or more thick manganese steel,with a load-bearing test exceeding the design value by 1.2 times for greatersafety.

• Tips to Avoid Pitfalls: Low-price modelsmay sacrifice core component quality, leading to frequent repairs. It isrecommended to choose brands with transparent technical parameters.

• After-sales Network: Choose brands withlocal service outlets to ensure a 30-minute response for repairs, with aregular spare parts inventory (such as batteries, tires).

• Subsidy Application: Pay attention tolocal environmental protection policies (such as subsidies for electricforklifts in Linyi, Tai'an, etc.), prioritize models that comply with nationalstandards and can apply for subsidies.

• Tips to Avoid Pitfalls: Ignoringafter-sales may lead to long repair periods and high costs; not takingadvantage of subsidies will increase the purchase cost. It is necessary toconsult local policies in advance.

Selection requires comprehensiveconsideration of "tonnage + range + environment + core components +after-sales", based on the actual operation scenario (such as warehousing,logistics or construction sites), prioritize selection, avoiding compromisingdue to a single factor leading to increased long-term operating costs.