Drum Clamp - Forklifts are meant to handle moving, lifting and storing pallets. For companies which deal with products inside drums, you have to make use of an attachment to move, lift and store them. There are numerous drum forklift attachments which you could get for all of your drum lifting needs. These attachments are specially used to be able to handle drum containers - thus there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is existing in three or four tine models. They are utilized for the unloading and loading of drums off racks, vehicles and drum stands. This particular attachment is totally automatic, thus allowing 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 used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork mounted and is designed with the sole objective of dealing with steel drums that have rolling hoops. Though the purpose 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 220 liters for plastic barrels and 210 for steel drums with rolling hoops.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is actually a forklift accessory which mounts on to the forks themselves. The objective of the drum rotator is to pick up the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator using a steel clamp which fits over the middle of the drum. The rotation is done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is designed for operations which happen beneath shoulder level. For operations which should occur higher than shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be used.
The drum tines are simple fork or carriage mounted attachments. They are used for unstacking and stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing intricate, just simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available in semi-automatic and automatic versions. They are for use in the tight head or open topped steel drum kinds. The drum pincers can be connected in a few ways to the forklift. One method is to connect them underneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect 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 need for the individual operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the optimal choice for forklift accessories, whenever there is a need to stockpile drums with limited space accessible. This particular 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 hold the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without needing any space between all the drums. The average unit utilized in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this attachment is accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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