Drum Clamp - Forklifts are truly designed to store, move and lift items placed on pallets. For companies that use drums, they usually need an attachment to be able to handle storing, lifting and moving them. There are some various attachments which a company can use for all your drum moving, storing and lifting needs. These attachments are specifically utilized in order to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container whenever 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 obtainable in three and four tine models. This particular attachment is fully automatic, hence enabling the operator 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 particular attachment is utilized for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork mounted and is designed with the sole objective of handling steel drums that have rolling hoops. Even 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 one more lift truck attachment which mounts onto the blades themselves. Their purpose is to be able to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator using a clamp which fits around the middle of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is meant for operations that happen below shoulder level. For operations that must occur over shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted attachment which can be designed for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing elaborate, only simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available both automatic and semi-automatic models that could be used in the tight head and open topped steel drum styles. The drum tongs could likewise be connected in many various ways to the lift truck. One way is to connect them underneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to connect 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
Whenever drums need storage with limited spacing available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect choice in drum forklift attachments. This accessory will work for either the 210 L drums in addition to 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing steel jaws so as to hold the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without needing any room between all the drums. The standard unit in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, though, this accessory is accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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