Drum Clamps - Forklifts are utilized to handle moving, lifting and storing pallets. For companies which handle products in drums, you have to use an attachment to store, move and lift them. There are several drum forklift accessories which you can get for all your drum lifting needs. These attachments are particularly used to deal with drum containers - therefore 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 can be utilized in order to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are accessible in three or four tine models. This attachment is totally automatic, hence enabling the person operating it to be able 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 used 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. Although the purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can accommodate the moving of large and extra 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 lift truck accessory that mounts onto the forks themselves. Their objective is to pick up the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator with a clamp that fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is utilized for operations that occur below shoulder level. For operations that must take place over shoulder level, the continual loop 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 requires nothing elaborate, just simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable in semi-automatic and automatic versions. They are utilized in the tight head or open topped steel drum kinds. The drum tongs can be attached in several ways to the forklift. One way is to connect them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Either the semi automatic and the 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 lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums need storage space with limited spacing accessible, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect alternative in drum forklift attachments. This accessory will work for either the 210 L drums as well as 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using metal jaws to be able to grab the edge of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without requiring any space between all of the drums. The typical unit utilized in the business is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this particular accessory comes available in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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