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did you know harley's largest plant in york, pa. uses predominatley toyota forklifts. with hd's made in the u.s.a. attitude this is surprising. while these lift are "assembled in the u s " they use mostly foreign made parts. apparently hd was concerned about this so they had all toyota decals and emblems removed or covered up so that the public would not see this when they come in for tours. when touring the plant look for the orange forklifts and see if you can find a name on them. given hd's current situation one would think that hd could have bought or leased a lift that was made in the u.s.a. [ yes, there are several companies still making a quality liftin the u s ] money spent on u s made goods might mean more money available here in the states to purchase hd products increasing demand and maybe saving some of these layoffs.
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So what if their forklifts are made elsewhere. The men who maintain them live here. A lot of HD stuff is made abroad but I don't hold it against the company. They need to be profitable the same as any other company.
If you are concerned about the company not using US made products in the manufacturing of their goods then take your business elsewhere. HD leathers & clothes are not US made either. Is this going to be your next complaint?
We all have options in what we buy. I ride a Harley. I wear Double-H boots, Schott Leathers and Diamond Cut jeans. Those products are made in America but the machines used to make these products might not be US made. Does this make a difference to me? No.
If you are concerned about the company not using US made products in the manufacturing of their goods then take your business elsewhere. HD leathers & clothes are not US made either. Is this going to be your next complaint?
We all have options in what we buy. I ride a Harley. I wear Double-H boots, Schott Leathers and Diamond Cut jeans. Those products are made in America but the machines used to make these products might not be US made. Does this make a difference to me? No.
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forklift99; I was in the forklift business. Made in the US forklifts? Name one? Yales are all Japanese (withPeugeot engines in some), Cats are made by Mitzubishi, Toyota-Nissan-Komatzu all japanese owned, Hyster-lasts half the time as the rest of them and then they are worn out, Raymond in corprate aggreements with Caterpillar hence thier sit-down trucks are Mitzu's. So this leaves what? If they want to take the names off so be it. Do you see what kind of machines they use to machine all the engine parts? Any made here? The industry has left the country. It's a sad state of affairs but it's true. Actually Harley does more to keep things here than you think. Theres a lot that subcontractors make for them here in Milwaukee and they could very easily outsource it all out of the country. Be glad for what you still have.
