Drum Clamp - Forklifts are meant to handle lifting, storing and moving pallets. For businesses which handle products inside drums, you should use an attachment to move, lift and store them. There are numerous drum forklift attachments which you could acquire for all of your drum storing and moving requirements. These attachments are particularly designed to handle drum containers - therefore 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 and four tine designs. They are utilized for the unloading and loading of drums off drum stands, racks and vehicles. This accessory is fully mechanical, hence enabling the operator to be able to operate all from the comfort of the forklift seat. Able to move large and extra large plastic drums, steel, its capacity is 210 liters. This attachment is meant 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. Even if the original reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could help accommodate plastic drums as well. 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 attachment which mounts on to the forks themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to be able to pick up the drum and turn it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator using a steel clamp which fits over the middle of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is utilized for operations that happen beneath shoulder level. For operations that should occur higher than shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be used.
The drum tines are simple fork or carriage mounted attachments. They are used for unstacking and stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing elaborate, only simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in both automatic and semi-automatic units which could be used in the tight head and open topped steel drum kinds. The drum tongs could likewise be attached in many various ways to the forklift. One method is to connect them underneath 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 need for the one operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums need storage space with inadequate area obtainable, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the ideal choice in drum forklift attachments. This particular attachment will work for either the 210 L drums as well as 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using steel jaws so as to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without needing any space between all the drums. The standard unit utilized in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, although, this attachment comes obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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