Drum Clamp - Forklifts are used to handle lifting, storing and moving pallets. For companies which deal with products in drums, you will need to make use of an attachment to be able to move, lift and store them. There are various drum forklift accessories that you can get for all your drum moving, lifting and storing requirements. These attachments are particularly used to be able to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no chance of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be utilized in order to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are accessible in three or four tine models. This particular accessory is totally automatic, thus allowing 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 particular accessory is intended for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of dealing with steel drums that have rolling hoops. Even if the original purpose for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could help accommodate plastic drums too. 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 which mounts on to the forks themselves. The objective of the drum rotator is to pick up the drum and rotate 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 executed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is for operations which take place beneath shoulder level. For operations that should occur above shoulder level, the continuous loop chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are utilized for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing intricate, just simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments 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 metal drum styles. The drum tongs could even be connected in many different ways to the forklift. One way is to connect them underneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to attach them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Both the semi automatic and the automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the operator to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the perfect option for forklift accessories, when there is a necessity to store drums with limited space obtainable. This attachment could be utilized on either one hundred twenty liter and two hundred ten litter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using steel jaws so as to hold the edge of the drum. It lifts the drum and sets it down without requiring any space between all of the drums. The typical model in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, though, this attachment comes obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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