Drum Clamps - Forklifts are meant to handle storing, lifting and moving pallets. For businesses that deal with items inside drums, you have to make use of an attachment in order to lift, store and move them. There are numerous drum forklift attachments which you can acquire for all your drum storing, moving and lifting needs. These attachments are specially meant to handle drum containers - hence there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is obtainable in three or four tine designs. They are used for the loading and unloading of drums off racks, vehicles and drum stands. This accessory is completely automatic, therefore enabling the the one operating it to operate all from the comfort of the lift truck seat. Able to move steel, large and extra large plastic drums, its capacity is 210 liters. This attachment is intended for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of dealing with steel drums which have rolling hoops. Though the original purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can 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 a forklift accessory that mounts on to the blades themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to be able to pick up 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 performed by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is designed for operations which take place beneath shoulder level. For operations that must occur above shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be used.
The drum tines are simple fork or carriage mounted accessories. They are designed for unstacking and stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing fancy, merely easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible both automatic and semi-automatic units that can be used in the open topped and tight head metal drum styles. The drum tongs can even be connected in many various ways to the lift truck. One way 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. Both the automatic and semi-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
When drums require storage space with inadequate spacing available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the ideal option in drum forklift attachments. This particular accessory will work for both the two hundred ten liter drums as well as one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by utilizing metal jaws in order to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without requiring any space between all the drums. The average model utilized in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, although, this particular attachment is available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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