Hello all, wow some interesting and and intense posts. I can tell you that after 13yrs as a mechanic and having worked on all major brands of forklifts, they all break down giving me a job so i can eat. I worked for Toyota for 8 yrs I have found that Toyota's were much easier to maintain and repair and there reliability was dependent on the application and how well they were serviced. I have also seen Hysters and other competitive brands just as reliable but difficult and time consuming to repair due to their design. I will say that i did encounter a capacity issue with the Ty 7 series compared to the 6 series. There is a bout a 500lb weight difference between the 6000lb 6 series and 6000lb 7 series. One of my customers traded in there 6 series for the new 7 series, they were both 6000lb trucks and the 7 series was to do the same job as the 6 series was. The 7 series could not lift the load without the counterweight coming off the ground, so we took care of the customer and made the truck a 7fgcu32 by adding a larger counterweight. This was not a spec issue or application issue. Eventhough I am a huge Toyota fan, i can admit that there was some issues with that, but i will say that Toyota made it right for the customer on every occaision. I am not a big fan of the 4.3 engine, but i do believe it serves it's purpose and does a great job for the punishment i have seen it take. I agree with Ty man, it's just not smart for TY design a new engine at this time. All forklifts will fail at some point and personally i would prefer to work on the the toyota, but if your a Hyster tech, you probabaly would rather work on the Hyster. It's what your comfortable with. Toyota is a good company and there are competitive companies, as well as small independent companies that care and work as hard to keep and maintain there customers. This might be a little off subject, just thought i would chime in and say my peace. sorry for the mispellings and grammar, thats why i'm a mechanic rather than an english teacher. Have a nice day!!