Forklift Cost Calculators
Three calculators for the three questions that decide a forklift purchase: what it costs per hour, which power type is cheaper for your shift pattern, and what it will cost you over its whole life. Every figure is yours to enter, and every assumption is stated.
Forklift Operating Cost Calculator
Work out what one forklift costs to run per hour, per day, per month and per year, from your own energy, maintenance, battery and labour figures.
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Electric vs LPG vs Diesel Forklift Cost Calculator
Compare the running cost of an electric, LPG and diesel forklift side by side, including purchase price, energy, maintenance and battery replacement, with a break-even period.
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Forklift Total Cost of Ownership Calculator
Estimate the full 3, 5 or 7 year cost of owning a forklift: purchase, energy, maintenance, battery, labour and other costs, less residual value.
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Forklift Load Capacity and Load Centre Calculator
Work out how much a forklift can actually lift once the load centre moves out, an attachment is fitted, or the load is longer than the pallet the truck was rated on.
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Forklift Aisle Width Calculator (VDI 2198)
Right-angle stacking aisle width for a real forklift model and your pallet, from the manufacturer’s own published dimensions, with the VDI 2198 formula and every input shown.
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A note on the numbers
These calculators ship with placeholder values so you can see how they behave. Those are not market prices and we do not present them as research: replace every one with your own figures before you rely on a result.
None of the calculations apply inflation, interest or discounting. They are straight-line estimates, designed to compare options against each other rather than to produce an accounting figure.