Drum Clamp - Forklifts are really designed to lift, move and store things placed on pallets. For companies which use drums, they usually need an attachment to be able to deal with storing, lifting and moving them. There are some different attachments that a company can use for all your drum moving, storing and lifting requirements. These attachments are particularly meant to be able to deal with drum containers - thus there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be used to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are offered in three or four tine models. This accessory is fully mechanical, hence 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 utilized 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 though the reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can accommodate the transporting of large and extra 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 objective is to be able to lift the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator using a clamp that fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is utilized for operations that occur below shoulder level. For operations that should happen over shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be used.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted attachment which can be meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, merely easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable both automatic and semi-automatic models that could be utilized in the open topped and tight head metal drum styles. The drum tongs could also be attached in many various ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them beneath 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 operator to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the ideal choice for forklift attachments, whenever there is a need to stockpile drums with inadequate space accessible. This accessory could be used on either 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using metal jaws in order to grab the edge of the drum. It lifts the drum and sets it down without needing any room between all the drums. The standard model used in the business is a zinc-plated handler, although, this attachment comes available in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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