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Cash for Clunkers: Forklifts

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allison_e
California, United States

Has anyone heard of cash for clunkers regarding forklifts, check this out
raymondhandlingsolutions.com/cash_for_clunkers_forklifts.html

Posted 8 Oct 2009 07:56 AM

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chris_j
Florida, United States

thats just an independent company running a gimmick to get you in the door..... There is no national program... Pretty much they will just tell you its a $10,000 forklift you are buying, even though its on their books for $3000... They will then tell you if you pay 10k, they will give you 3k for your truck... therefore selling a 3,000 truck for 7k and making a sweet profit..

Posted 8 Oct 2009 09:34 AM

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rick_c
Texas, United States

texas has some programs that are guised in reduced emission and or resource conservation that depending on the expected hours of use can get you 2 for the price of one. of course all texans get to pay for this program so we call it cash for clunkers.

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Posted 8 Oct 2009 11:28 AM

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myra_wright
Connecticut, United States

I haven't heard of any nationally sponsored programs like the cash for clunkers, but I have heard of car donation charities also accepting other machines, including forklifts. These organizations can provide you with a form to receive a tax reduction. There are many different non profit organizations that have these types of programs, so you can find a cause that you care about to use.

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Posted 8 Oct 2009 10:57 PM

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sport05
United States

Raymond does have a national program similar to cash for clunkers. It is called LIFT and can be found on the Raymond website(see link below). It was also written up in Modern Material Handling magazine. [url/email removed]/

Posted 10 Oct 2009 00:33 AM

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chris_j
Florida, United States

Yes, they do the program, but my point is that your really not getting a tax break, or an incentive..... They just sell the new truck at a higher price and tell you that your trade in is higher.... Its not like the government is paying someone or giving additional cash for the deal.... If you buy the truck for $15,000 and get $5000 on the trade in... The odds are the truck was only worth $10,000 to begin with...

Posted 12 Oct 2009 12:59 AM

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edward_t
North Carolina, United States

Chris has a good point:
There is no free lunch, someone always pays.
even in Govco programs, we all pay for it, it is just spread out over more people for a longer time, but it still has to be paid for.

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Posted 12 Oct 2009 09:04 PM

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proshadetree
Tennessee, United States

And we the public will never get it paid for because they spend more each year.Did I say that out loud.

Posted 15 Oct 2009 12:30 AM

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rick_c
Texas, United States

from your lips to God's ears mr proshadetree

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Posted 15 Oct 2009 01:10 PM

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