Drum Clamp - Forklifts are designed to handle storing, lifting and moving pallets. For facilities that handle items in drums, you must use an attachment so as to store, move and lift them. There are various drum forklift attachments which you can get for all of your drum storing and moving needs. These attachments are specially meant to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be utilized in order to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are presented in three or four tine models. This particular attachment is fully mechanical, hence allowing the operator to be able 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 particular accessory is meant for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab could be mounted to the forks, with a designed purpose of handling metal drums which have rolling hoops. Even if the original purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could help accommodate plastic drums as well. Drum capacity maximum is 210 liters for steel drums with rolling hoops and 220 liters for plastic drums.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is another lift truck accessory that mounts onto the forks themselves. Their purpose is to be able to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clasped into the drum rotator using a clamp which fits around the middle of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is for operations which take place beneath shoulder level. For operations which should happen above shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are simple fork or carriage mounted accessories. They are intended for unstacking and stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, only simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in automatic and semi-automatic units. They are used in the tight head or open topped steel drum kinds. The drum tongs can be attached in several ways to the lift truck. One way is to attach them underneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to connect them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Either the semi automatic and the automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the one operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums need storage with inadequate area available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the ideal option in drum forklift attachments. This accessory will work for both the two hundred ten liter drums along with one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using metal jaws in order to grab the edge of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without needing any room between the drums. The typical unit in the business is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this attachment comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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