Drum Clamp - Forklifts are utilized to handle lifting, storing and moving pallets. For facilities that handle products inside drums, you must use an attachment so as to lift, store and move them. There are several drum forklift accessories that you can obtain for all your drum storing, moving and lifting requirements. These attachments are specially meant so as to handle drum containers - thus there is no chance of damage to the product or drum container when they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is offered in three and four tine designs. They are operational for the unloading and loading of drums off drum stands, racks and vehicles. This accessory is completely mechanical, thus enabling the operator to be able to operate all from the comfort of the lift truck seat. Able to move steel, large and extra large plastic drums, its capacity is 210 liters. This particular accessory is utilized for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole purpose of dealing with steel drums that have rolling hoops. Though the reason for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could accommodate the transporting 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 another lift truck accessory that mounts onto the forks themselves. Their purpose is to lift the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator with a clamp that fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is for operations that occur beneath shoulder level. For operations which must take place over shoulder level, the continuous loop chain will be used.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted attachment which could be meant for unstacking or stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, only easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in automatic and semi-automatic units. They are utilized in the open topped or tight head steel drum kinds. The drum pincers could be connected in several ways to the lift truck. One method is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-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
When drums need storage with inadequate area available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the best choice in drum forklift attachments. This attachment will work for both the two hundred ten liter drums in addition to one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing steel jaws in order to hold the edge of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without requiring any space between the drums. The average unit in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this attachment comes available in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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