Drum Clamp - Forklifts are really meant to move, lift and store products placed on pallets. For businesses that use drums, they usually need an attachment in order to deal with moving, storing and lifting them. There are some various attachments that a company can use for all of your drum moving, storing and lifting requirements. These attachments are specially utilized in order to deal with drum containers - hence there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container when they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be used to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are obtainable in three or four tine models. This attachment is totally mechanical, hence enabling the operator 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 accessory is designed 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. Even if 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 210 liters for steel drums with rolling hoops and 220 liters for plastic drums.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is actually a lift truck accessory that mounts on to the forks themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to pick up the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator utilizing a steel clamp which fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is intended for operations that take place below shoulder level. For operations which should happen above shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be used.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are utilized for unstacking and stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing intricate, merely easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available in automatic and semi-automatic units. They are utilized in the open topped or tight head steel drum styles. The drum pincers could be connected in a few ways to the forklift. One way is to connect them beneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to attach them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Either the automatic and semi-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
Whenever drums need storage space with limited spacing accessible, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the ideal alternative in drum forklift accessories. This attachment will work for either the 210 L drums in addition to 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using steel jaws in order to grab the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and sets it down without requiring any space between all of the drums. The typical model in the business is a zinc-plated handler, although, this particular accessory is available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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