Drum Clamp - Forklifts are truly utilized to lift, move and store products placed on pallets. For facilities that utilize drums, they often require an attachment in order to handle storing, lifting and moving them. There are several different attachments that a company could utilize for all your drum moving, storing and lifting requirements. These attachments are specially utilized to be able to handle drum containers - thus there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be used in order to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are existing in three and four tine models. This particular accessory is completely mechanical, thus enabling the individual operating it 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 accessory is used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole purpose of dealing with steel drums that have rolling hoops. Though the purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could accommodate the transporting 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 lift truck accessory that mounts on to the forks themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to be able to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator utilizing a steel clamp that fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is meant for operations which take place below shoulder level. For operations which must happen higher than shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are simple fork or carriage mounted attachments. They are meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing elaborate, only simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in semi-automatic and automatic units. They are utilized in the tight head or open topped steel drum styles. The drum forceps could be connected in a couple of ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them beneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to attach them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Both the semi automatic and the automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the operator to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums need storage with limited area obtainable, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect alternative in drum forklift attachments. This accessory would work for either the 210 L drums as well as 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing metal jaws to be able to grab the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and sets it down without requiring any space between the drums. The typical unit in the business is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this particular attachment is available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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