For forklifts these days, there are many attachment options offered. The majority of attachments are made to be utilized on typical forklifts and are designed to be utilized on VNA and reach trucks. It is really vital to note that OSHA requires approval for any kind of attachment that should be approved for use by the specific lift truck manufacturer.

The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard forklift equipment. The sideshift device allow for more accurate load positioning as well as allows the fork carriage to slide right and left. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the machinery.

Fork positioners are an attachment choice which enables the operator to adjust the forks' distance from the cab of the truck. This particular attachment is mostly used in high volume operations where there is a huge variety of pallet and crate sizes handled.

The fork pivot enables the forks and carriage to pivot or rotate. Utilized for transporting and dumping hoppers which is specially designed. These attachments are really useful for various industrial applications.

Slip sheet attachments are another attachment that are used where slip sheets which is plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard which are utilized rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull mechanism which clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the cargo onto a thin platform. After that, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.

Drum handling attachments are available in various designs. They are many different models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller types of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also can rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other kinds of drum attachments that could pick up a variety of drums all simultaneously.

Tilt control is one more option which allows you to preset fork tilt angles. The fork extensions are specialized extensions which slide over the existing forks on the truck so as to help you lift and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except instead of being round, the clamping surface is flat.