Why You Need A Good Forklift Maintenance Plan

19th Dec 2019

Question: What is the importance of a forklift maintenance plan?

A forklift maintenance plan is an arrangement where you have your forklift dealer offer maintenance services for your forklift over specified intervals.

Most plans will require you to pay a fixed monthly fee then provide you with experts to carry out your forklift maintenance or assist in case of any downtime.

A good maintenance plan will not only improve your forklift's efficiency but also offer the following benefits;

Damage Prevention

Non-electric forklifts usually have more move-able parts that experience continuous wear and tear due to friction. When these parts are not properly lubricated the wear and tear on them will be accelerated and the extent of damage more pronounced.

A good maintenance plan will ensure these vital components are looked into by experts and requisite repairs done promptly.

Saves You Money

A well put maintenance plan will also save you a lot of money in the long term. For instance, most forklift downtime are usually caused by forklift parts that have serious damage leading to failure during operation. Such downtime can impact the delivery of your operations and eventually your bottom line.

Lack of a proper maintenance plan will also see to it that you spend more during maintenance since you will, depending on your maintenance plan, be required to purchase new costly parts.

Accident Prevention

A good maintenance plan will also help you keep your work environment safe. This is because a considerable amount of forklift accidents are usually due to the failure of forklift parts.

What the maintenance plan will do is enable the experts to inspect the forklift and ensure the badly damaged parts are replaced in good time.

Article Summary

Here is why you need a good maintenance plan;

It will help save the movable parts of your forklift from accelerated damage.

You will spend less on maintenance and avoid downtime.

Forklift accidents due to failure of forklift parts will be minimized.

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