Lester M. Sears was the gentleman who thought it might be wise idea to adapt the farm tractor for use by industry more than 80 years ago. He came up with the "Model L," and even though it can seem rather obsolete now, it was packed with new ideas. The machine changed and transformed the materials handling business.
The initial truck that Lester offered innovations on has become the basic these days within the lift truck industry. Among these key features consist of: rear-wheel steering, wheel drive, equal reverse and high-speed forward gears, and hydraulic tilting and lifting.
Lester started the "Towmotor" and then began CAT Lift Trucks, after being obtained by Caterpillar in the year 1965. With the same dedication to practical solutions, commitment to extraordinary dependability and new ideas, CAT enjoys thinking that they are Lester's direct descendants. The Model L was really strong and effective that the prototype 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 financial and marketing strengths and technological strengths in the production of material handling equipment. The business has had their head office in Almere, the Netherlands ever since that time.
CAT lift trucks are now among the best built machinery in the business. CAT makes lift trucks that run on diesel, LPG, electric counter balanced units and gasoline engines. The company manufactures a complete line of warehouse machinery as well. The local CAT dealers are amongst the very best within the industry and offer more than 80 years of pertinent experience.
The RTCH is a specially engineered rough terrain vehicle that could operate in as much as 5 feet of sea water and uses 4-wheel drive. This unit can function on soft soil places like unprepared beaches. The RTCH could handle the 8 foot wide and 20 to 40 foot long containers.