Drum Clamps - Forklifts are meant to deal with storing, lifting and moving pallets. For companies which deal with items inside drums, you should use an attachment to be able to move, lift and store them. There are numerous drum forklift attachments which you could obtain for all of your drum moving, lifting and storing requirements. These attachments are particularly used in order to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the product or drum container when they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is accessible in three and four tine models. They are operational for the loading and unloading of drums off racks, vehicles and drum stands. This particular accessory is fully automatic, hence enabling the individual operating it to operate all from the comfort of the forklift seat. Able to move steel, large and extra large plastic drums, its capacity is 210 liters. This accessory is designed for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole purpose of handling steel drums which have rolling hoops. Even though the reason for the design was to handle 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 actually a lift truck attachment which mounts on to the forks themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator with a steel clamp that fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is for operations which occur beneath shoulder level. For operations that must occur above shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be used.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted accessory which can be intended for unstacking or stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing elaborate, just simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable both semi-automatic and automatic models that could be utilized in the tight head and open topped steel drum kinds. The drum tongs could even be attached several various ways to the forklift. One way is to attach them underneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to attach them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Both the automatic and semi-automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the individual operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the best option for lift truck attachments, when there is a need to stockpile drums with limited area accessible. This particular attachment can be used on both 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using steel jaws to hold the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without needing any space between the drums. The typical unit utilized in the business is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this attachment is available in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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