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jeff_j
North Carolina, United States
I'm trying to decide which reach truck to purchase. I've driven the Raymond and Hyster already and will drive a Junheinrich next week. Anybody out there got a strong prefernce for any of these brands. I tend to favor the Hyster.
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AndyPandy
Staffordshire, WM, United Kingdom
Junghienrich
jeff_j
North Carolina, United States
If you don't mind me asking....why do you prefer that one?
JonG
United States
I'd go with the Raymond, better dealer support in NC. Jungheinrich is still new in the US, and I'd worry about qualified techs being available
LiftDuck
Tennessee, United States
You need to add Crown to the mix... Crown has a good machine and their dealers are a lot easier to work with than some of the others.The Tiger that does not prowl is a potential
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JDBurton
Virginia, United States
honestly all are good trucks. make the decision based on the local dealer support and what your budget is. Raymond is more expensive to fix when the warranty is up but has a great dealer in NC (carolina handling) Hyster is good, cat and mits are the same as junghienrich now so those units are alike mostly. Crown is the tank of the market built solid as a rock but dealer support is iffy in the factory owned stores. Yale and clark are strong options as well. I'd decide by budget, dealer support, and then whichever you personally like the feel of.
mike_n
Alberta, Canada
Don't forget about parts availability.
rich_f
Nebraska, United States
Cat and Mitsi are the same, but Jungheinrich is not even close when it comes to the reach truck.
JDBurton
Virginia, United States
unless it is a new mits which is moving to jungheinrich now that the raymond deal with mits is dead. Jungheinrich started out building the mits pallet jack and now are moving into the eop and reach trucks.
Gordo
Alberta, Canada
Crown all the way (right Mikey)The bitterness of a poor repair remains long after the sweetness of low price is gone.
electek123
Illinois, United States
jungheinrich, they have excellent support, totally sealed everything, top of the live AC systems. Every dealer that sellers the trucks has a tech straight from germany to service the trucks. We have 2 at our dealer who are paid to live in the us and work on the trucks.
pbace
Virginia, United States
Actually, the Jungheinrich reach is a completely different design than the Mit and Cat reach design. The tractor for the Mit/Cat reach was designed and is built by Rocla in Finland.
Gordo
Alberta, Canada
Hyster's pantograph on the reach assy is a problem area, we have customers who continuously see twisting and then binding (not beefy enough) of course this is mainly from operators travelling with the reach assy extended and loaded but this is the only brand I see the issue with.$$$$$
E_lift
New York, United States
Raymond.
hari_c
KUWAIT, Kuwait
You can try CROWN ESR 5000 reach truck which is very good. less operating cost
edward_t
North Carolina, United States
go with the Jungheinrich...
johnr_j
Georgia, United States
Just a small bit of information, Jungheinrich is not new in United States. They have been around awhile. Their products were marketed under a different brand name, which I can't recall at this moment (Alzheimers light strikes again). The company was based out of Virginia and head up by a person named Dirk Von Holt. A few years ago Junheinrich decided to expand their presence in the US & hired some experienced folks to get it going - one person I have known is head of Marketing/ Sales is Chuck Leone a very good person. The product support is there too!Have An Exceptional Day!
Barkoman
Wisconsin, United States
Have you consider a more versatile truck? check the Flexi at web site. [url/email removed]. If you do call Jeff at 214-583-2420.Sincerely,
Barkoman
B76P
North Carolina, United States
Multiton was the brand that Jungheinrich entered the US with. They (Jungheinrich) have quickly built a solid reputation amongst end users and dealers of their equipment for manufacturing top of the line AC forklifts. Go with the Jungheinrich for two reasons: Ergonomics and Run time. You have good dealer support in your area as well.
alan_r
Victoria, Australia
My best reccomendation is the Jungheinrich.
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