Drum Clamp - Forklifts are meant to handle moving, lifting and storing pallets. For companies which handle products in drums, you should make use of an attachment in order to store, move and lift them. There are numerous drum forklift attachments that you could get for all your drum lifting requirements. These attachments are specifically meant to be able to deal with drum containers - hence there is no risk of damage to the product or drum container when they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be used to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are accessible in three or four tine models. This attachment is completely mechanical, therefore allowing the operator 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 attachment is used 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 though the purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could accommodate the moving 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 lift truck attachment that mounts onto the blades themselves. Their objective is to be able to pick up the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clasped into the drum rotator utilizing a clamp which fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is utilized for operations which occur below shoulder level. For operations which should happen higher than shoulder level, the continuous loop chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted attachment which can be meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing elaborate, merely simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible both semi-automatic and automatic units which can be utilized in the open topped and tight head metal drum kinds. The drum tongs could even be connected in many different ways to the lift truck. One way is to connect them underneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to attach 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
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the perfect choice for forklift accessories, when there is a need to stockpile drums with inadequate space available. This particular attachment could be used on both 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using metal jaws to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without requiring any room between all of the drums. The standard unit used in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, although, this particular attachment is obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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