Drum Clamps - Forklifts are really designed to move, lift and store items placed on pallets. For businesses that use drums, they normally need an attachment so as to handle moving, storing and lifting them. There are several various attachments that a business can use for all of your drum moving, storing and lifting requirements. These attachments are specifically used to be able to deal with drum containers - hence there is no risk of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is accessible in three or four tine designs. They are used for the unloading and loading of drums off racks, vehicles and drum stands. This accessory is completely automatic, hence enabling 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 attachment is utilized for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole objective of dealing with steel drums that have rolling hoops. Although the reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could accommodate the moving 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 forklift attachment that mounts on to the forks themselves. The objective of the drum rotator is to be able to lift the drum and turn 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 done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is designed for operations that occur beneath shoulder level. For operations that should happen over shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be used.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted accessory which could be utilized for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing elaborate, merely easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available in automatic and semi-automatic models. They are for use in the tight head or open topped steel drum kinds. The drum forceps can be connected in several ways to the lift truck. One method is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect 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 need for the individual operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums require storage with inadequate area accessible, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the ideal alternative in drum forklift attachments. This accessory would work for either the 210 L drums along with 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler works by using metal jaws in order to hold the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without needing any room between all of the drums. The standard unit in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this particular attachment is obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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