Drum Clamp - Forklifts are truly designed to lift, move and store items placed on pallets. For companies that use drums, they normally need an attachment to be able to deal with storing, lifting and moving them. There are several different attachments which a company could utilize for all of your drum moving, storing and lifting needs. These attachments are specially meant to be able to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the product or drum container when 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 obtainable in three or four tine models. This particular attachment is totally automatic, therefore enabling the the one 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 attachment is intended for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork mounted and is designed with the sole objective of dealing with steel drums that have rolling hoops. Even if the reason for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could accommodate the transporting of large and extra large plastic drums. Drum capacity maximum is 220 liters for plastic barrels and 210 for steel drums with rolling hoops.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is actually a lift truck attachment that mounts on to the forks themselves. The objective of the drum rotator is to be able to pick up the drum and turn 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 executed 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 over shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be used.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, merely easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible in semi-automatic and automatic models. They are utilized in the tight head or open topped steel drum kinds. The drum forceps could be attached in a couple of ways to the lift truck. One method is to connect them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Either the semi automatic and the automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the person operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the best option for forklift accessories, whenever there is a necessity to store drums with inadequate area available. This particular attachment could be utilized on either 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using metal jaws so as to grab the rim of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without requiring any room between all the drums. The average model used in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this particular accessory is obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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