Hello.
very interesting board here, thought I'd jump in.
I am working on a student project for a commercial printer and am looking for some info.
What type of life cycle would you expect out of a Toyota lift truck? Something similar to this.
http://www.toyotaforklift.com/products/lift_trucks/InternalCombustionCushion/ICCushionTire.aspx
I'm trying to do a cost comparison between a material handler and an AGV pallet delivery system. We are looking at either a counterbalance or side reach AGV.
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Hi people.
From July 2006, the sheduled maintenance for Toyota Forklifts is 500 hrs because they changed oil quality.
Best regards.
15,000 to 20,000 hours and beyond are possible for a current Toyota model (7 series and up). However, the answer I believe you should be looking for in your comparison is what will it cost to obtain and maintain a Toyota forklift. The economic life cycle brings both of the previous responses to bear. For the first 10,000 hours of use I would suggest you use a cost per hour to run of about 75 cents/hour (excluding fuel costs, operator wages, accidental damage, and capitalization costs). This would include PM's at 200-hour intervals, tires, and all other maintenance. From 10,000 hours to 20,000 hours I would suggest using $1.25/hour per above listed inclusions and exclusions. From 20,000 to 30,000 hours and beyond I would estimate $1.75/hour.
If you use the Toyota forklift for 1,000 hours/year your economic life is probably 15 years (That is about $13,750 in maintenance). If you use the Toyota forklift 3,000 hours/year you would run the same $13,750 in 5 years. Before you think that is a high expense remember you probably spent $22,000 in fuel and $130,000 in operator wages over the same 5 years.
One caveat though, I would never quote my customer any numbers based on the little bit of information you provided. What I am giving you is the concept of life cycle costs that should be considered for the Toyota forklift and the AGV. Justification for the use of a side loader is normally savings in square footage of building costs anyway. I guarantee that the side loader will be much, much more expensive to obtain and maintain that a Toyota forklift. Good Luck!!
Hi jason just a little info to may be help you we run a fleet of 65 toyota 5000lbs. IC trucks which the oldest being a 1995 model 5 series it has never had a major repair and is a strong running truck today. We generaly sell them out at 15000 hrs. and the trucks are still running good. We change oil at 200 hrs. wash and what ever it needs.Hope this helps ins some way.
Hi man.
What kind of Toyota liftruck do you need?
Toyota is the owner of BT/Raymond brands.
Are you comparing a reach and a counterbalanced?
The usually life cycle for a Toyota forklift may be about five years or 10000 hours of effective work.
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