Drum Clamps - Forklifts are meant to deal with storing, lifting and moving pallets. For businesses which handle items in drums, you must make use of an attachment to be able to store, move and lift them. There are various drum forklift accessories which you can obtain for all your drum lifting requirements. These attachments are specifically utilized to handle drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container when they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be used to load and unload drums off of racks, drum stands and vehicles. These are presented in three and four tine models. This particular accessory is totally mechanical, thus allowing the individual operating it to operate all from the comfort of the lift truck seat. Able to move large and extra large plastic drums, steel, its capacity is 210 liters. This attachment is intended for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab could be mounted to the forks, with a designed purpose of dealing with metal drums which have rolling hoops. Although the original reason for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can help accommodate plastic drums also. 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 lift truck attachment that mounts onto the blades themselves. Their objective is to be able to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clasped into the drum rotator utilizing a clamp that fits around 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 that occur below shoulder level. For operations that must happen higher than shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are used for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing elaborate, just easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable both automatic and semi-automatic units that could be utilized in the open topped and tight head metal drum kinds. The drum tongs could even be attached several various ways to the forklift. One way is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to attach them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Both the semi automatic and the automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the person operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums need storage with inadequate spacing available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the ideal choice 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 functions by using steel jaws to hold the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without requiring any room between the drums. The average unit in the business is a zinc-plated handler, though, this attachment is available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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