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  • 2023-07-06

Which is more cost-effective, manual forklift or electric forklift

As is well known, forklifts are divided into electric and manual models. Some people often compare these two types of forklifts. Whether manual forklifts have high cost-effectiveness or electric forklifts have high cost-effectiveness has always been a topic of debate for many people. So what is the answer?

In fact, there is no cost-effectiveness competition between these two types of handling equipment, and the main thing depends on the job content. If we say that manual forklifts have high cost-effectiveness, but in actual handling work, manual forklifts are too laborious, then you won't realize that manual forklifts have any cost-effectiveness, but the main thing is still the job content.

If the transportation work involves long-distance cargo transportation between large trucks, and this transportation work is relatively frequent, then electric forklifts must be more time-saving and labor-saving. If it is a small workshop or a small area within a large truck room for cargo transfer work, then manual forklifts are more convenient and flexible.

In comparison, the price of electric forklifts is much higher than that of manual forklifts, and most workshops have a variety of goods transfer work, so electric forklifts and manual forklifts are generally more commonly used in combination, although there is no mention of cost-effectiveness.