Drum Clamp - Forklifts are used to deal with moving, lifting and storing pallets. For companies that deal with products in drums, you will need to make use of an attachment so as to move, lift and store them. There are several drum forklift attachments which you can get for all of your drum lifting requirements. These attachments are specifically meant to deal with drum containers - thus there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be used to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are presented in three or four tine models. This accessory is totally automatic, thus enabling the the one operating it 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 accessory is intended for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork mounted and is designed with the sole purpose of handling steel drums that have rolling hoops. Even if 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 one more forklift accessory that mounts onto the blades themselves. Their purpose is to be able to lift the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clasped into the drum rotator with a clamp which fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is used for operations which occur below shoulder level. For operations that must happen above shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are simple fork or carriage mounted accessories. They are used for unstacking and stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing elaborate, only simple 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 models. They are used in the open topped or tight head steel drum kinds. The drum pincers could be connected in a couple of ways to the lift truck. One way is to connect them underneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Either the automatic and semi-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 require storage with limited area obtainable, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect choice in drum forklift attachments. This particular accessory would work for both the two hundred ten liter drums along with one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by utilizing steel jaws so as to grab the rim of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without needing any space between all the drums. The standard model in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this attachment is available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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