Drum Clamps - Forklifts are utilized to deal with lifting, storing and moving pallets. For businesses that handle items in drums, you have to make use of an attachment to store, move and lift them. There are various drum forklift accessories which you can obtain for all your drum lifting needs. These attachments are specially meant so as to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be utilized to load and unload drums off of racks, drum stands and vehicles. These are obtainable in three or four tine models. This particular accessory is fully automatic, thus enabling the person 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 particular accessory is intended for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole purpose of handling steel drums that have rolling hoops. Even if the purpose for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could accommodate the moving 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 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 with a steel clamp which fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is intended for operations which take place beneath shoulder level. For operations that should occur higher than shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork accessories. They are meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing intricate, just simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable both semi-automatic and automatic units that could be utilized in the tight head and open topped steel drum styles. The drum tongs could likewise be connected several various ways to the lift truck. One method is to connect them beneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to attach them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-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 one operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the ideal choice for lift truck accessories, when there is a necessity to stockpile drums with limited area available. This accessory could be used on either 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using metal jaws to hold the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without needing any room between all the drums. The typical model utilized in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this attachment is available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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