Cat Lift Trucks has extended its entry-level EQ line of materials handling equipment to include electric counterbalance forklifts and an updated collection of warehouse equipment.

The electric counterbalance forklifts - Cat EP16-35Q(T)(L) - have capacities from 1.6T to 3.5T, and are available in three or four wheel, with either 48V or 80V battery power.

Cat says they are suitable for use in both indoor and outdoor applications, with a model to suit every job “without overspecifying”.

“The trucks are user-friendly without being unnecessarily luxurious,” Cat Lift Trucks states. “Familiar and intuitively functioning controls combine with comfortable seating and low vibration levels to create good conditions for productivity. 

“To minimise accident risks, they’re equipped with a variety of safety aids.”

The extended EQ warehouse equipment line-up now includes mini power pallet trucks, pedestrian pallet trucks (1.6T and 2T), a platform power pallet truck, compact pedestrian stackers, sit-on tow trucks and a mini order picker which can also function as a safe rising work platform.

The new EQ products use lithium-ion battery technology.

“These developments recognise that not everyone needs high-spec forklifts,” Cat Lift Trucks states. “For less intensive jobs, requiring occasional or lighter use, a dependable entry-level lift truck is enough. 

“That’s where the EQ line comes in. Each has everything the user needs to do the job – in a simple, straightforward package.”