Forklift Attachments in South Africa

Buying an attachment in South Africa is mostly a technical exercise rather than a purchasing one. Four things decide the outcome: the carriage class on the truck, the hydraulic services available to it, the load the attachment has to handle, and what the added weight and forward load centre do to the truck’s rated capacity. Get those right and the attachment works for a decade; get them wrong and it either does not fit or the truck is not legal with it on.

That is the work the Nelspruit technical desk does before a quote goes out. We ask for the make, model and capacity, the carriage class or a photograph of the carriage plate, and the load details — and we return the derated capacity alongside the price so the truck can be re-plated correctly. It is also why a photograph of a nameplate is a perfectly good way to start an enquiry.

Two brands cover the range. Saur is the premium line, carrying a three-year unlimited-hour warranty, and is where the heavy and specialised work goes — roll clamps, tyre manipulators, forging manipulators, high-cycle rotators. Stricta is built to the same testing discipline at a keener price and covers the general handling families: side shifters, positioners, bale and carton clamps, pallet handlers.

Attachments are supplied from Nelspruit nationally, with Johannesburg covering Gauteng, the platinum and chrome belts and the Western Cape. Maintenance plans, long-term rental and hire purchase finance are all available, which matters where an attachment is needed for a contract rather than for the life of the fleet.