Drum Clamp - Forklifts are really used to move, lift and store things placed on pallets. For businesses which make use of drums, they often require an attachment to be able to deal with lifting, moving and storing them. There are some different attachments which a company can utilize for all of your drum lifting, moving, and storing requirements. These attachments are particularly designed to deal with drum containers - hence 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 to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are presented in three and four tine models. This accessory is completely automatic, therefore enabling the operator 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 attachment is designed for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of dealing with steel drums which have rolling hoops. Even if the initial purpose for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could help accommodate plastic drums as well. Drum capacity maximum is 220 liters for plastic barrels and 210 for steel drums with rolling hoops.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is one more forklift accessory that mounts onto the blades themselves. Their purpose is to be able to lift the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator with a clamp which fits around the middle of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is used for operations that happen below shoulder level. For operations which should take place above shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted attachment that could be used for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, just simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available both semi-automatic and automatic units which could be used in the tight head and open topped steel drum kinds. The drum tongs could also be attached in many different ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them underneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to attach them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Either the automatic and semi-automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no need for the one operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the optimal choice for forklift accessories, when there is a necessity to store drums with limited space available. This particular attachment can be utilized on either 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using steel jaws to be able to grab the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and sets it down without needing any room between the drums. The standard unit utilized in the business is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this accessory is obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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