Drum Clamp - Forklifts are designed to handle moving, lifting and storing pallets. For companies that handle products inside drums, you will need to utilize an attachment to store, move and lift them. There are various drum forklift accessories that you can get for all of your drum lifting requirements. These attachments are specifically designed to be able to handle drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is accessible in three or four tine models. They are utilized for the unloading and loading of drums off vehicles, drum stands and racks. This accessory is totally automatic, thus allowing the operator 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 used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork mounted and is designed with the sole objective of dealing with steel drums which have rolling hoops. Even if the purpose for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can accommodate the moving of extra large and large plastic drums. Drum capacity maximum is 210 liters for steel drums with rolling hoops and 220 liters for plastic drums.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is another forklift attachment which mounts onto the blades themselves. Their purpose is to be able to pick up the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator using a clamp that fits around the middle of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is used for operations that happen below shoulder level. For operations which must happen higher than shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are simple fork or carriage mounted attachments. They are meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing elaborate, merely simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable in automatic and semi-automatic versions. They are utilized in the tight head or open topped steel drum styles. The drum tongs could be attached in a few ways to the lift truck. One way is to connect them underneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to attach 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 need for the individual operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums require storage space with limited area available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect choice in drum forklift attachments. This accessory will work for either the two hundred ten liter drums along with one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using steel jaws in order to grab the rim of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without needing any room between all the drums. The standard model in the business is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this particular accessory is obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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