Drum Clamp - Forklifts are truly utilized to lift, move and store items placed on pallets. For companies that use drums, they normally need an attachment in order to deal with storing, lifting and moving them. There are some different attachments which a business could use for all of your drum lifting, moving, and storing requirements. These attachments are specially used in order to handle drum containers - hence 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 is available in three and four tine designs. They are operational for the loading and unloading of drums off racks, vehicles and drum stands. This particular attachment is completely automatic, thus enabling the the one operating it 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 attachment is utilized for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole purpose of handling steel drums that have rolling hoops. Though the purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can 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 a lift truck accessory that mounts on to the forks themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to be able to pick up the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator using a steel clamp that fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is intended for operations that occur beneath shoulder level. For operations that must take place over shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted attachment that could be used for unstacking or stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing elaborate, merely easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available in automatic and semi-automatic versions. They are used in the tight head or open topped steel drum styles. The drum pincers could be connected in several ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Either the automatic and semi-automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the person operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the perfect option for forklift attachments, whenever there is a necessity to stockpile drums with limited area accessible. This attachment could be used on either one hundred twenty liter and two hundred ten litter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using steel jaws to be able to grab the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without requiring any space between all the drums. The typical model utilized in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, although, this particular attachment is accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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