Forklift buyers, Vancouver to Abbotsford
Cash for forklift owners who are done with a truck: running, tired or broken. Tell us what it is and where it’s sitting, and we’ll come back with a figure. Pickup is included.
Make and model, where it is, and how to reach you. Photos help but aren’t required.
Rather talk? Call 604-670-7288, 8am to 8pm, 7 days.
From single trucks in small shops to fleets in distribution centres. Pick the closest match for more detail.
Warehouse trucks with old batteries, charger problems or tired drive motors.
The most common warehouse truck. Running or parked with engine trouble.
Outdoor trucks from lumber yards, farms and building supply.
Stand-up and sit-down reach trucks from racking warehouses.
Specialty electric trucks from distribution centres.
Burnt, stripped or broken beyond repair. Sold for parts and steel.
Real pickups from around the region. Plates and company names are blurred.
Use the form or call. Make, model, hours if you know them, fuel type and where it sits. A photo of the data plate helps most.
We call back with an offer and say what it includes. For a fleet, we price the lot or unit by unit.
We book a time that suits your shipping schedule, check the truck, pay you and load it.
Every forklift is valued on its own. These are the things we look at.
Want to see how value works in more detail? Read what a scrap forklift is worth.
Across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley: Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, New Westminster, Coquitlam, Delta, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford, plus Maple Ridge, Mission and the North Shore. Warehouses, loading docks, farms, yards and job sites.
If you’re recycling rather than selling, see forklift recycling. If you’d like to talk it through first, contact us.
Most forklift owners only sell a few in their working life. These are the things worth knowing first.
Every forklift has a data plate, usually on the dash, the cowl or inside the overhead guard. It lists the make, model, serial number, rated capacity and mast details. A clear photo of it answers half our questions in one go. If the plate is missing or painted over, tell us the make and roughly how old the truck is.
The hour meter is the forklift version of an odometer. Lower hours usually mean more life left in the engine or drive motor, the transmission and the mast. If the meter is broken or was replaced, say so. We’d rather know than be surprised on pickup day.
On an electric forklift the battery is a big part of the value. A lead-acid battery that still holds a charge adds a lot. One that won’t hold a charge still has value for its weight and lead. Lithium packs are handled separately. Tell us the battery’s age and whether it was ever replaced.
Propane forklifts usually come with a cylinder mounted on the back. Leave it on and closed, or remove it if your propane supplier owns it. Tell us which, so the driver knows what to expect. Empty cylinders that belong to you can go with the truck.
A straight mast that lifts smoothly adds value. So do good forks, a side shifter or a fork positioner. Bent forks or a leaking lift cylinder lower the figure, but they don’t stop the sale. Attachments that came off the truck can be sold with it.
Forklifts are often financed or leased. Before you sell, check whether anything is registered against the serial number at the BC Personal Property Registry. A leased truck belongs to the leasing company until the lease ends, so they have to agree to the sale.
Most forklifts drive or roll to the loading dock. Dead ones may need to be towed or skated out. Tell us about narrow aisles, ramps, door heights and whether there’s a dock leveller. If the forklift is in a busy warehouse, we can time the pickup around your shipping hours.
A late-model forklift with low hours and a clean service record may sell for more through a dealer trade or an equipment auction. If yours is one of those, we’ll tell you. We’re the simple option for older, tired, broken or surplus forklifts you just want gone.
Electric, propane, gas and diesel forklifts, plus reach trucks, order pickers and yard forklifts. Running, tired or broken. If it has a mast and forks and it's in the Lower Mainland or the Fraser Valley, call us about it.
Yes. Dead batteries, seized engines, broken masts and leaking cylinders are all fine. A forklift that doesn't run is usually valued for its parts and steel, and we bring the equipment to load it.
It depends on the make, the model, the hours, the condition and what's still on it. Send the data plate photo and a couple of pictures and we'll come back with a figure. We don't publish price lists because two forklifts of the same model can be worth very different amounts.
Yes. Pickup is included anywhere in our area, from Vancouver out to Abbotsford and Mission. We load from warehouses, loading docks, yards and job sites.
You're paid when the forklift is picked up. We confirm the forklift matches what was described, you sign the bill of sale, and it goes on the truck.
Yes. Warehouse clear-outs and fleet changes are common. We price the group together or unit by unit and plan the trucks so it takes as few trips as possible.
Proof that it's yours to sell, such as an invoice, a bill of sale or company records, and the serial number from the data plate. If it was financed or leased, the lender or leasing company has to release it first.
We take calls from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week, at 604-670-7288.
Tell us what it is and where it is. Free pickup, paid when it’s loaded.
