Drum Clamps - Forklifts are utilized to handle moving, lifting and storing pallets. For businesses which handle items inside drums, you should use an attachment to store, move and lift them. There are numerous drum forklift accessories which you could obtain for all your drum storing, moving and lifting requirements. These attachments are specially meant to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container when they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be utilized to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are available in three and four tine models. This particular accessory is completely mechanical, therefore enabling the operator to operate all from the comfort of the lift truck 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 designed and mounted with the sole objective of handling steel drums that have rolling hoops. Though the purpose for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can accommodate the moving 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 actually a forklift accessory which mounts on to the blades themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to pick up the drum and turn it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator with a steel clamp which fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is for operations that take place below shoulder level. For operations which should occur above shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork accessories. They are used for unstacking and stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing elaborate, merely easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in automatic and semi-automatic models. They are utilized in the tight head or open topped steel drum kinds. The drum tongs can be connected in a few ways to the lift truck. One way is to connect them beneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to connect them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Both the automatic and semi-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
Whenever drums need storage with limited area available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the best option in drum forklift accessories. This particular accessory would work for either the two hundred ten liter drums along with one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler works by using steel jaws to be able to grab the edge of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without requiring any space between all the drums. The average unit in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, though, this particular attachment comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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