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Exalt, I think what you're doing is great. Designing and building a range of forklift trucks from the ground up is no small thing, and probably impossible to get right first time, so I wish you luck in all your endeavors.

However, playing Top Trumps with data sheets probably shows your inexperience. The data sheet is a small part of what matters. Linde heavy trucks have almost 50 years experience of designing and developing heavy trucks, and more importantly helping their customers. Buy a Linde heavy truck and you have the whole weight of Kion behind you. Global spare parts, service and sales, fleet management software, finance and one of the biggest short term rental fleets in the world. Buy an Exalt truck and what would you get? Probably an under-developed liability that spends more time breaking down than being productive.

The 1411 truck may seem middle of the road to you on a data sheet (though I don't think it does), but I can tell you, having spent time with one, that this is a new bench mark for heavy truck design. The cabin feels automotive in quality, the engine, transmission and hydraulics feel superb. You just know when you drive it that time, money and experience have been poured in to it. Couple this with the above and you have a world beater.

I have lots of customers with mixed fleets that wouldn't buy the 1401 because of the hydrostat and the price. These customers are falling all over themselves for the 1411.

You said this truck should be a Bioli not a Linde? You couldn't be more wrong, and again just showing your nievity. Just because you've opted for a hydrostat doesn't mean Linde are wrong to use a TC in their new truck. I'm sure you'll find in time that the benefits of a hydrostat can be far out weighed by the negatives in a lot of applications.
  • Posted 19 Nov 2015 20:33
  • By Big_Al_flt
  • joined 19 Nov'15 - 8 messages
  • Basingstoke, United Kingdom

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