Drum Clamp - Forklifts are utilized to handle moving, lifting and storing pallets. For facilities which handle products in drums, you must utilize an attachment to lift, store and move them. There are numerous drum forklift accessories which you could acquire for all your drum lifting requirements. These attachments are specifically utilized so as to handle drum containers - thus there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is offered in three and four tine models. They are used for the unloading and loading of drums off vehicles, drum stands and racks. This particular accessory is totally mechanical, therefore allowing the person operating it to be able to operate all from the comfort of the forklift 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 designed and mounted with the sole objective of handling steel drums which have rolling hoops. Even though the purpose for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could accommodate the moving of large and extra large plastic drums. Drum capacity maximum is 220 liters for plastic barrels and 210 for steel drums with rolling hoops.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is another lift truck accessory which mounts onto the blades themselves. Their purpose is to pick up the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator using a clamp which fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is for operations that take place beneath shoulder level. For operations which must occur higher than shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be used.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted attachment that can be designed for unstacking or stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing fancy, just easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available both automatic and semi-automatic units that can be utilized in the open topped and tight head metal drum styles. The drum tongs could even be connected in many different ways to the lift truck. One way is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to attach them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Both the automatic and semi-automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no need for the one operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the optimal option for forklift accessories, whenever there is a need to stockpile drums with inadequate area available. This particular attachment could be utilized on either 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler works by utilizing steel jaws to be able to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without needing any space between all the drums. The standard model in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this accessory is accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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