Drum Clamp - Forklifts are utilized to handle lifting, storing and moving pallets. For companies which deal with items inside drums, you have to utilize an attachment to lift, store and move them. There are various drum forklift attachments which you can acquire for all of your drum storing and moving requirements. These attachments are specially utilized 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 racks, drum stands and vehicles. These are available in three and four tine models. This particular attachment is fully automatic, thus allowing the person operating it to operate all from the comfort of the forklift seat. Able to move large and extra large plastic drums, steel, its capacity is 210 liters. This particular accessory is utilized for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed purpose of dealing with 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 can help accommodate plastic drums as well. 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 accessory which mounts on to the forks themselves. The objective of the drum rotator is to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator using a steel clamp which fits over the middle of the drum. The rotation is done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is for operations which happen beneath shoulder level. For operations that must take place higher than shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted attachment that could be meant for unstacking or stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing elaborate, merely easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in both semi-automatic and automatic versions which can be used in the open topped and tight head metal drum kinds. The drum tongs could likewise be connected several various ways to the lift truck. One way is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to attach them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage 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 operator to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums require storage space with inadequate area accessible, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the best option in drum forklift attachments. This attachment would work for both the two hundred ten liter drums along with one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using metal jaws so as to hold the rim of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without requiring any room between all of the drums. The average model in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, though, this attachment comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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