Drum Clamp - Forklifts are truly designed to move, lift and store items placed on pallets. For companies that make use of drums, they normally need an attachment so as to deal with lifting, moving and storing them. There are a few different attachments that a company can utilize for all of your drum storing, lifting and moving requirements. These attachments are specifically used to handle drum containers - hence 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 can be utilized to load and unload drums off of racks, drum stands and vehicles. These are existing in three and four tine models. This accessory is fully automatic, hence enabling the the one 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 meant for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork mounted and is designed with the sole purpose of handling steel drums which have rolling hoops. Although the reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could accommodate the moving of extra large and 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 forklift accessory that 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 utilizing a steel clamp that fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is intended for operations which take place below shoulder level. For operations which should take place higher than shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted accessory which can be used for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing fancy, just easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible both automatic and semi-automatic units that could be utilized in the open topped and tight head steel drum kinds. The drum tongs could also be connected in many various ways to the lift truck. One method is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to attach them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Either the semi automatic and the 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 best choice for lift truck attachments, when there is a necessity to stockpile drums with inadequate area available. This particular attachment could be utilized on either one hundred twenty liter and two hundred ten litter drums. The Rim Grip Handler works by utilizing steel jaws to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without needing any room between the drums. The average model utilized in the business is a zinc-plated handler, although, this particular accessory is obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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