Lester M. Sears was the man who believed it could be wise idea to modify the farm tractor for use by industry more than 80 years ago. He created the "Model L," and though it could seem quite outdated at the present, it was packed with new ideas. The machinery transformed and revolutionized the materials handling business.
The first truck that Lester provided innovations on has become the standard today in the lift truck business. Several of these important features consist of: wheel drive, rear-wheel steering, equal reverse and high-speed forward gears, and hydraulic tilting and lifting.
In the year 1965 the business was acquired by Caterpillar and Lester began "Towmotor" and afterward started CAT Lift Trucks. With the same dedication to sensible solutions, commitment to new ideas and extraordinary reliability, CAT enjoys thinking that they are direct descendants of Lester's. The Model L was so strong and efficient that the model worked hard for more than 30 years prior to finally retiring.
It was then during the year 1992, when Caterpillar joined Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in a joint venture. They brought together technological strengths and marketing and financial strengths in the production of material handling machinery. The business has had their head office in Almere, the Netherlands since that time.
CAT forklifts are currently amongst the best built machinery in the business. CAT makes forklifts which operate on diesel, LPG, electric counter balanced units and gasoline engines. The company also manufactures a complete series of warehouse machinery. The local CAT dealers are among the very best in the industry and offer over 80 years of pertinent experience.
The particularly engineered RTCH rough terrain vehicle could operate in up to 5 feet of sea water. This unit is capable of functioning on soft soil locations such as unprepared beaches. The RTCH is able to handle the 20 to 40 foot long and 8 foot wide containers.