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I noticed Nissan's "New" Three Wheeler is strikingly similar to the TCM FTB-VII Series.
I also was suprised to discover Nissan had copied TCM's paint sceme for their Platinum Series lift. The Nissan Platinum Series Lift is also strikingly similar to the "New" Towmotor which Mitsubishi/Cat had introduced two or so years ago as their "Cheeper Version" of the Cat/Mitsubishi unit.
Hand it to Nissan, being in the car business they have incorporated things from the automobile industry to enhance the features which may help with operators who are less than professional, provided the extra wiring and numerous switches hold up. They could prove to be a maintenance issue and inhibit production given the strenous demands place on industrial equipment vs automobiles.
Being a service company and working on numerous brands, quite often fixing things dealers did not we get to see a lot and note some manufacturers have designed wear items to insure parts sales and box customers into corners due to the "Safety" designation being given by the manufacturer even if it is faulty and has a significant repair cost. Hyster and Toyota have done such and it appears Nissan may have found a new twist.
  • Posted 29 Sep 2005 23:20
  • By Liftman
  • joined 20 Aug'04 - 19 messages
  • South Carolina, United States

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