Manitou is a name synonymous with materials handling and although today it produces a range of machines to suit various markets, the company’s first model was an all-terrain forklift.
Marcel Braud, founder of Manitou, created the MC 5 by ‘inverting’ a tractor, and adding a lifting mast and hydraulic steering. This small machine was based on a French-built Farmall Cub, but subsequent Manitou machines
