Drum Clamps - Forklifts are meant to handle storing, lifting and moving pallets. For companies which deal with items in drums, you have to make use of an attachment so as to move, lift and store them. There are numerous drum forklift attachments that you can obtain for all of your drum moving, lifting and storing requirements. These attachments are specifically meant to be able to handle drum containers - hence there is no chance of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is available in three or four tine designs. They are utilized for the loading and unloading of drums off vehicles, drum stands and racks. This accessory is fully mechanical, hence enabling 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 meant for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of dealing with steel drums that have rolling hoops. Even if the initial reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could help accommodate plastic drums too. Drum capacity maximum is 220 liters for plastic barrels and 210 for steel drums with rolling hoops.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is actually a forklift accessory that mounts on to the blades themselves. The objective of the drum rotator is to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator using a steel clamp which fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is utilized for operations which take place below shoulder level. For operations which should occur higher than shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted accessory that could be designed for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing elaborate, merely easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable both automatic and semi-automatic units that can be used in the tight head and open topped steel drum kinds. The drum tongs could even be connected in many various ways to the lift truck. One method is to connect them underneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to connect them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Both the semi automatic and the automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the person operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the optimal choice for lift truck accessories, whenever there is a need to stockpile drums with limited area obtainable. This attachment could be used on either one hundred twenty liter and two hundred ten litter drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using metal jaws so as to grab the edge of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without requiring any room between all the drums. The typical model in the business is a zinc-plated handler, although, this particular attachment is available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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