Friday, June 22, 2007

Lightweight Personal Forklift

You don’t need petrol or even electricity to move large items anymore. Simply get yourself a human-powered forklift instead. Providing you’ve had a good hearty breakfast, you’ll be able to shift up to 30kg in no time. The forklift is ridden just like a bicycle, while a winch is used to lift objects of your choosing. You can even drive backwards by cycling in reverse. Made by Soceadth, the emissions-free, environmentally friendly Cycle Forklift (CF-100KG) costs 199,500 yen (£814/$1615).

1 comment:

HarryTC said...

great item, but still for commercial use. I am looking for something similar, but similar in size to a hand truck. When a man needs (or woman) to move that old 36" TV off a shelf and into another room, it weighs a hundred pounds and would cause back pain. A smaller unit like the one shown with a 100-200 lb. capacity would be great. make it collapsible and you would have a winner for sure. How many times have you carted into your house a 40 bottle water package, trying not to get a hernia?

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