I think John has missunderstood the question.....in normal use there is not any diference. Pull rods are better if the machines are missused by say lifting on one fork, push rods will somtimes bend in this situation. Thats not to say somthing else will not bend or break on an overloaded pull rod machine. Push rods are part of the linkage on the underside of the fork on a pallet lifter, they link the torsion bar too the wheel fork. There are more important things to consider when comparing pallet trucks. In my humble opinion BT/Toyota are good, they have push rods............