More than 80 years ago, a man named Lester M. Sears believed it might be a good idea to modify a farm tractor for industrial use. He came up with the "Model L," and even if it may appear rather obsolete at the present, it was packed with new ideas. The equipment revolutionized and transformed the materials handling business.
The first truck that Lester offered innovations on has become the basic these days within the forklift business. Some of these key features include: wheel drive, rear-wheel steering, high speed forward and equal reverse gears, and hydraulic tilting and lifting.
During the year 1965 the company was acquired by Caterpillar and Lester started "Towmotor" and after that started CAT Lift Trucks. With the same dedication to practical solutions, dedication to new ideas and extraordinary dependability, CAT enjoys thinking that they are Lester's direct descendants. The Model L was really strong and effective that the model worked hard for over 30 years prior to finally retiring.
It was then in 1992, when Caterpillar joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in a joint venture. They brought together marketing and financial strengths and technological strengths in the manufacturing of material handling equipment. The business has had their head office in Almere, the Netherlands since that time.
At present, CAT Forklifts are among the best-built within the industry. These equipment are available in LPG, diesel, electric counter balanced models and gasoline engines. The business manufactures an entire line of warehouse machinery too. The local CAT dealers are among the very best within the industry and provide more than 80 years of pertinent experience.
The RTCH is a specifically engineered rough terrain vehicle that can operate in up to 5 feet of sea water and utilizes 4-wheel drive. This unit is capable of functioning on soft soil locations like for example unprepared beaches. The RTCH could handle the 8 foot wide and 20 to 40 foot long containers.