Lester M. Sears was the gentleman who thought it could be good idea to adapt the farm tractor for use by industry more than 80 years ago. He created the "Model L," and although it can seem rather outdated at the present, it was packed with new ideas. The machine changed and transformed the materials handling industry.
The first truck that Lester provided innovations on has become the standard nowadays in the lift truck business. Amongst these important features consist of: wheel drive, rear-wheel steering, equal reverse and high-speed forward gears, and hydraulic tilting and lifting.
During 1965 the business was obtained by Caterpillar and Lester started "Towmotor" and then began CAT Forklifts. With the same dedication to sensible solutions, dedication to new ideas and extraordinary dependability, CAT enjoys thinking that they are direct descendants of Lester's. The Model L was really strong and efficient that the model worked hard for over 30 years before finally retiring.
It was then during the year 1992, when Caterpillar joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in a joint venture. They brought together marketing and financial strengths and technological strengths in the production of material handling machines. The company has had their head office within Almere, the Netherlands since that time.
Currently, CAT Lift Trucks are among the best-built within the industry. These machines come in LPG, diesel, electric counter balanced models and gasoline engines. The company also makes a complete series of warehouse machines. The local CAT dealers are among the very best within the business and provide more than 80 years of pertinent experience.
The RTCH is a specifically engineered rough terrain vehicle which can operate in as much as 5 feet of sea water and uses 4-wheel drive. This unit is capable of functioning on soft soil places like for instance unprepared beaches. The RTCH could handle the 8 foot wide and 20 to 40 foot long containers.