Drum Clamp - Forklifts are designed to handle moving, lifting and storing pallets. For facilities that handle items inside drums, you will need to make use of an attachment to be able to lift, store and move them. There are numerous drum forklift attachments that you can acquire for all of your drum lifting needs. These attachments are specially meant to deal with drum containers - hence there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container when they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is existing in three and four tine designs. They are utilized for the unloading and loading of drums off vehicles, drum stands and racks. This accessory is fully automatic, hence enabling the individual 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 accessory is used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole purpose of handling steel drums that 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 transporting 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 forklift attachment that 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 with a steel clamp which fits over the middle of the drum. The rotation is done by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is intended for operations which occur beneath shoulder level. For operations which should occur over shoulder level, the continuous loop chain will be used.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are used for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing intricate, merely easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible in semi-automatic and automatic models. They are utilized in the tight head or open topped steel drum styles. The drum pincers could be connected in a couple of ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to attach them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Either the automatic and semi-automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the individual operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums need storage space with inadequate area accessible, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the ideal option in drum forklift attachments. This accessory will work for both the two hundred ten liter drums along with one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing metal jaws to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without requiring any space between the drums. The average model utilized in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, though, this particular accessory is available in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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