Drum Clamp - Forklifts are used to handle lifting, storing and moving pallets. For facilities which deal with items in drums, you have to use an attachment to be able to move, lift and store them. There are numerous drum forklift attachments which you could acquire for all your drum moving, lifting and storing needs. These attachments are specifically meant to be able to handle drum containers - hence there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is accessible in three and four tine designs. They are operational for the loading and unloading of drums off vehicles, drum stands and racks. This accessory is totally mechanical, thus allowing 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 particular attachment is used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole objective of dealing with steel drums that have rolling hoops. Although the purpose for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can accommodate the transporting 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 actually a lift truck accessory that mounts on to the blades themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to pick up the drum and turn it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator with a steel clamp which fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is utilized for operations which occur beneath shoulder level. For operations that should take place over shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are simple fork or carriage mounted attachments. They are meant for unstacking and stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, merely easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible in automatic and semi-automatic units. They are utilized in the open topped or tight head steel drum kinds. The drum pincers could be connected in several ways to the lift truck. One method is to connect them beneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect 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 operator to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the best choice for lift truck accessories, whenever there is a need to stockpile drums with limited space accessible. This particular accessory could be utilized on either one hundred twenty liter and two hundred ten litter drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by utilizing metal jaws to hold the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and sets it down without needing any space between all of the drums. The typical unit used in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, although, this accessory is accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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