Drum Clamp - Forklifts are truly designed to lift, move and store things placed on pallets. For facilities that utilize drums, they usually need an attachment to be able to handle lifting, moving and storing them. There are some different attachments that a business can utilize for all your drum moving, storing and lifting needs. These attachments are specifically meant in order to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no chance 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 in order to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are obtainable in three and four tine models. This particular accessory is fully automatic, thus enabling the individual 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 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. Though the purpose for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could 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 forklift accessory which mounts on to the forks themselves. The objective of the drum rotator is to pick up the drum and turn it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator utilizing a steel clamp which fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is meant for operations that occur beneath shoulder level. For operations that must happen higher than shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be used.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted accessory which could be used for unstacking or stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing fancy, merely easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in automatic and semi-automatic versions. They are for use in the open topped or tight head steel drum styles. The drum pincers can be connected in a couple of ways to the lift truck. One method is to attach them beneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to connect 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 requirement 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 lift truck attachments, when there is a necessity to stockpile drums with inadequate space accessible. This accessory can be used on either one hundred twenty liter and two hundred ten litter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using metal jaws to be able to hold the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without requiring any room between the drums. The typical unit utilized in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this particular accessory is obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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