Drum Clamp - Forklifts are utilized to handle moving, lifting and storing pallets. For companies which handle products inside drums, you will need to make use of an attachment to move, lift and store them. There are various drum forklift attachments which you could acquire for all your drum lifting requirements. These attachments are specially meant in order to deal with drum containers - hence there is no risk of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be utilized in order to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are presented in three or four tine models. This attachment is fully mechanical, thus enabling the individual operating it 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 attachment is meant for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork mounted and is designed with the sole objective of handling steel drums that have rolling hoops. Even though the reason for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can accommodate the transporting 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 a lift truck accessory which mounts on to the blades themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to be able to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator utilizing a steel clamp which fits over the middle of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is meant for operations that happen beneath shoulder level. For operations which should take place over shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork accessories. They are used for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing elaborate, only easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable in automatic and semi-automatic versions. They are for use in the tight head or open topped steel drum styles. The drum forceps could be attached in a few ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them beneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to attach them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Either 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 lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums require storage space with limited spacing accessible, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the best choice in drum forklift accessories. This attachment will work for both the two hundred ten liter drums as well as one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing steel jaws in order to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without requiring any room between all of the drums. The standard model used in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, though, this attachment is available in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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