USED FORKLIFT SALES - SPECIAL DEALS

SELECTED USED FORKLIFT SPECIALS

Are you looking for a dependable, low priced used forklift? Otay Mesa Sales features a large selection of quality used forklifts at unbeatable prices. These selected lift trucks below, have been hand picked and specially priced by our General manager to go fast! Otay Mesa Sales is your one stop for all your used material handling equipment needs. Browse through our online inventory or call us, 619-671-1020. A selection of quality, pre-owned forklifts like this and at these prices is hard to find.

CUSHION TIRE FORKLIFTS (INDOOR)

Cushion tire forklifts have a smaller chassis and sit much lower to the ground than pneumatic forklifts. They are best for jobsites that will take place mainly indoors or with light outdoor use on a hard, smooth surface like concrete or asphalt. Cushion tire lifts provide great traction on smooth surfaces and can have a very long life if properly maintained. With, with little ground clearance and smooth tires, it’s easy to understand why cushion tire forklifts are not recommended for serious outdoor use. For those who may need to use a cushion tire forklift outdoors frequently, placing traction tires on the front of your forklift may help. Traction style tires will give better traction on rough terrains like asphalt or packed gravel. The big advantage to using cushion tire forklifts is their smaller turning radius, making them ideal for manufacturing facilities that have less space than a warehouse. Forklifts with cushion style tires are less expensive and are available with electric or propane power for minimal or no exhaust.

PNEUMATIC TIRE FORKLIFTS (OUTDOOR)

Pneumatic tires are air filled, foam filled or solid. This type of forklift is most useful outdoors on gravel or in yard work, though they can be used inside as well if the exhaust fumes do not a safety/health issue. Pneumatic tire forklifts are longer and wider than cushion tire lifts. Most use diesel, gas or propane power with corresponding exhaust fumes, so it is understandable why they are primarily used outdoors. Solid pneumatic tires are made of solid rubber. These are more expensive than air pneumatic tires because you can’t pop, puncture or gouge them as they are 100% rubber. They’re ideal for lumber yards and scrap yards where there is a lot of sharp metal scrap debris and nails. Like solid pneumatics, air pneumatics work well outdoors on asphalt, in gravel and in yards, but they can be punctured so you’ll want to make sure your work area is free of any sharp objects before you begin making your lifts. Foam filled tires are air pneumatics that have been filled with a foam filling that hardens to a solid and offers much the same proctection as solid rubber tires.