Drum Clamp - Forklifts are meant to deal with lifting, storing and moving pallets. For facilities that handle products inside drums, you will need to use an attachment so as to lift, store and move them. There are several drum forklift attachments which you could get for all of your drum moving, lifting and storing requirements. These attachments are specially designed to be able to handle drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container when they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is accessible in three or four tine models. They are used for the unloading and loading of drums off vehicles, drum stands and racks. This attachment is fully mechanical, hence enabling the operator to be able 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 attachment is meant for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed purpose of handling metal drums which have rolling hoops. Though the original purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could help accommodate plastic drums also. Drum capacity maximum is 210 liters for steel drums with rolling hoops and 220 liters for plastic drums.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is another lift truck accessory which mounts onto the blades themselves. Their objective is to be able to pick up the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator utilizing a clamp that fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is intended for operations that occur beneath shoulder level. For operations that should happen over shoulder level, the continual circle 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 elaborate, merely easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available both semi-automatic and automatic models that can be utilized in the open topped and tight head steel drum styles. The drum tongs can also be attached in many different ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them beneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to attach 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 person operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums require storage with inadequate spacing available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect alternative in drum forklift accessories. This particular accessory would work for both the 210 L drums as well as 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing steel jaws to grab the rim of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without needing any room between all of the drums. The standard model utilized in the business is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this attachment is accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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