All the electronics and computers in forklifts are here to stay whether we like it or not i do think its crazy having to have all these different leads and a laptop and software for different types of forklifts in this day and age why they can just build in a mobile 3g sim card or similar into the trucks computer so the truck can report faults directly back to the dealer and the dealer can update that truck or change settings or diagnose the fault in the truck and give real time management of the truck its not hard to do in this day and age
Do i think access to the trucks software and computer and service manuals should be restricted to the dealer only yes because the dealer is selling the trucks and are investing a lot of money in training and all the support needed once the truck is sold to maintain it and stock parts and all the rest of it
Why should a non dealer forklift company or one man band should be allowed access to that when all they offer is a low labour rate becuase they dont have the same outlays in money to fork out to provide full support to what a dealers have to
Good thing about all the electronics and computers in trucks is you can change the whole feel of the truck in the settings quite easily