Drum Clamp - Forklifts are truly meant to lift, move and store products placed on pallets. For companies that make use of drums, they normally need an attachment so as to deal with storing, lifting and moving them. There are some various attachments which a business can use for all of your drum lifting, moving, and storing requirements. These attachments are particularly designed in order to deal with drum containers - hence there is no chance of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is available in three or four tine models. They are used for the unloading and loading of drums off vehicles, drum stands and racks. This attachment is completely automatic, therefore enabling the person operating it to be able to operate all from the comfort of the lift truck seat. Able to move large and extra large plastic drums, steel, its capacity is 210 liters. This accessory is designed for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab could be mounted to the forks, with a designed purpose of handling metal drums that have rolling hoops. Though the initial purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could help accommodate plastic drums too. Drum capacity maximum is 220 liters for plastic barrels and 210 for steel drums with rolling hoops.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is one more forklift attachment which mounts onto the blades themselves. Their objective is to be able to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator with a clamp which 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 designed for operations that happen below shoulder level. For operations which should occur above shoulder level, the continuous loop chain will be used.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork accessories. They are meant for unstacking and stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, merely simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available in semi-automatic and automatic units. They are used in the tight head or open topped steel drum kinds. The drum tongs could be attached in several ways to the forklift. One way is to connect them beneath a fork-mounted hook. One more 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 one operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the perfect alternative for forklift accessories, when there is a need to store drums with inadequate space accessible. This accessory could be utilized on both 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using steel jaws in order to grab the edge of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without needing any space between the drums. The typical unit in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, although, this particular attachment comes obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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