Most old, cheap, available forklifts that are electric or propane
will probably have hard tires as used on concrete. They will not
have the large pneumatics required for dirt. The electrics
require a huge set of batteries (expensive) and the charger system
to go with them. Propane is just a gas engine (often dual fueled)
with a lot more things to go wrong.

You may be better off looking at skid steers (bobcat type loader)
with a set of forks. An old, small rig should be inexpensive,
fairly easy to trailer, and you might be able to rent it out to
the neighbors for other tasks.
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"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message
ups.com...
I am interested in learning what is available for a SMALL
forklift to
be used in a HSM environment.

Requirements would be a weight range of up to 3000 pounds and
the need
to cover soft ground (i.e. one's backyard). For power, it would
be nice
to be either LPG or electric because of the intermittent usage
expected. Total weight would be considered because one might
want to
bring it along to load auction wins...the heavier the forklift,
the
less one would have left to load on the trailer for machines
before
reaching the weight limit of the trailer.

While on the subject, what is the SMALLEST forklift available in
the
used market?

Thanks

TMT