Drum Clamp - Forklifts are meant to handle moving, lifting and storing pallets. For facilities that handle products inside drums, you will need to use an attachment in order to move, lift and store them. There are various drum forklift attachments which you could obtain for all your drum lifting requirements. These attachments are particularly meant so as to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no chance of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
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 or four tine models. This attachment is completely mechanical, therefore allowing the operator 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 accessory is used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork mounted and is designed with the sole purpose of handling steel drums which have rolling hoops. Even if the reason for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could accommodate the moving 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 lift truck accessory which mounts on to the forks themselves. The objective of the drum rotator is to be able to lift the drum and turn it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator utilizing a steel clamp that fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is meant for operations which take place beneath shoulder level. For operations that must take place above shoulder level, the continuous loop chain will be used.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are meant for unstacking and stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing intricate, only simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible in semi-automatic and automatic versions. They are used in the tight head or open topped steel drum kinds. The drum forceps could be attached in a few ways to the lift truck. One method is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to attach them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage 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
When drums need storage with inadequate spacing accessible, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect option in drum forklift attachments. This particular accessory will work for both the two hundred ten liter drums as well as one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using metal jaws to be able to grab the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without requiring any space between the drums. The standard unit used in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this attachment is available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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