Drum Clamps - Forklifts are meant to handle lifting, storing and moving pallets. For companies that deal with products in drums, you must use an attachment in order to move, lift and store them. There are various drum forklift accessories which you could acquire for all of your drum lifting requirements. These attachments are specially designed to handle drum containers - therefore there is no chance of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be utilized in order to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are obtainable in three and four tine models. This attachment is totally automatic, thus enabling the the one 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 mounted and is designed with the sole purpose of handling steel drums that have rolling hoops. Though the reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could 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 a lift truck accessory that mounts on to the blades themselves. The objective of the drum rotator is to be able to pick up the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator using a steel clamp that fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is designed for operations which occur below shoulder level. For operations which must occur higher than shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be used.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing intricate, merely easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in both automatic and semi-automatic versions which can be utilized in the open topped and tight head steel drum styles. The drum tongs can even be connected in many different ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them beneath a fork-mounted hook. Another 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 need for the individual operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums require storage with inadequate area accessible, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect alternative in drum forklift attachments. This accessory will work for either the 210 L drums as well as 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing metal jaws to grab the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and sets it down without needing any space between the drums. The standard model in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this attachment comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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