Drum Clamp - Forklifts are meant to handle moving, lifting and storing pallets. For businesses that handle items in drums, you must use an attachment to be able to lift, store and move them. There are various drum forklift attachments that you can obtain for all your drum storing and moving needs. These attachments are specifically designed to handle drum containers - thus there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container when they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is accessible in three and four tine models. They are used for the unloading and loading of drums off racks, vehicles and drum stands. This attachment is fully mechanical, hence allowing the the one operating it to operate all from the comfort of the lift truck seat. Able to move large and extra large plastic drums, steel, its capacity is 210 liters. This attachment is designed for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole objective of handling steel drums which have rolling hoops. Even though the purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can accommodate the moving of extra large and large plastic drums. Drum capacity maximum is 210 liters for steel drums with rolling hoops and 220 liters for plastic drums.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is one more forklift attachment that mounts onto the blades themselves. Their objective is to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator using a clamp which fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is designed for operations which take place below shoulder level. For operations which should happen over shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted accessory that could be meant for unstacking or stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, only simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available both automatic and semi-automatic units that could be utilized in the open topped and tight head steel drum kinds. The drum tongs could likewise be connected several different ways to the forklift. One method is to connect them under a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to connect them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Either the automatic and semi-automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the operator to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums need storage space with limited spacing obtainable, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the ideal option in drum forklift accessories. This accessory will work for either the two hundred ten liter drums in addition to one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing steel jaws to grab the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and sets it down without requiring any space between all of the drums. The average unit in the business is a zinc-plated handler, although, this attachment comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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