Drum Clamps - Forklifts are used to deal with lifting, storing and moving pallets. For companies that handle items inside drums, you must make use of an attachment so as to move, lift and store them. There are numerous drum forklift accessories that you could get for all your drum storing, moving and lifting requirements. These attachments are particularly utilized in order to handle 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 to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are existing in three and four tine models. This attachment is fully automatic, therefore enabling the operator to be able 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 is fork designed and mounted with the sole purpose of dealing with steel drums which have rolling hoops. Even if the reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could 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 one more forklift attachment which mounts onto the forks themselves. Their objective is to be able to lift the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clasped into the drum rotator using a clamp that 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 used for operations which happen below shoulder level. For operations that should take place over shoulder level, the continuous loop chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are meant for unstacking and stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing fancy, just simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in both semi-automatic and automatic versions that can be utilized in the tight head and open topped metal drum styles. The drum tongs can even be attached in many different ways to the lift truck. One method is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to attach them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Both the semi automatic and the automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no need for the operator to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the optimal alternative for lift truck accessories, when there is a need to stockpile drums with inadequate area obtainable. This attachment can be used on either 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by utilizing metal jaws in order to grab the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without requiring any space between all of the drums. The standard model used in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, although, this accessory comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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