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For lift trucks nowadays, there are many attachment options available. Nearly all attachments are manufactured to be used on regular forklifts and are made to be used on reach trucks and VNA. It is important to note that OSHA needs approval for any type of attachment which should be approved for use by the particular manufacturer of lift truck.

The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard lift truck equipment. The sideshift device enables the fork carriage to slide right and left as well as allow for more accurate load positioning. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the equipment.

The fork positioner is a different attachment choice which allows the operator to adjust the distance between the forks without having to get off of the truck. This particular attachment is mostly used in high volume operations where there is a huge variety of pallet and crate sizes handled.

The fork pivot enables the forks and carriage to rotate or pivot. Used for transporting and dumping hoppers that is specially designed. These attachments are very useful for numerous industrial applications.

The slip sheet attachment is used to slip sheets of plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard which is used instead of pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull device which clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the cargo onto a thin platform. Afterwards, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.

Drum handling attachments are available in many different designs. They are many different models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller types of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also are capable of a full 360 degree rotation. There are other types of drum attachments that could pick up a range of drums all at once.

One more option is tilt control, that allows the operator to preset the fork tilt angles. For extensions slide over the forks to help lift and move longer loads. The Carton clamp operates similar to a paper roll clamp except instead of being circular, the clamping surface is flat.

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Forklift Parts