Drum Clamps - Forklifts are truly designed to move, lift and store products placed on pallets. For facilities that make use of drums, they normally need an attachment to deal with lifting, moving and storing them. There are a few different attachments which a business could use for all your drum storing, lifting and moving requirements. These attachments are specially designed to be able to handle drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container when they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be utilized to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are offered in three or four tine models. This particular attachment is completely automatic, thus allowing 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 attachment is designed for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab could be mounted to the forks, with a designed purpose of dealing with metal drums which have rolling hoops. Although the initial reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could help accommodate plastic drums too. 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 forklift accessory that mounts on to the forks themselves. The objective of the drum rotator is to lift the drum and turn it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator with a steel clamp that fits over the middle 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 that should happen above shoulder level, the continuous loop chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted attachment that could be used for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing elaborate, only simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable in semi-automatic and automatic units. They are used in the tight head or open topped steel drum kinds. The drum pincers can be connected in a couple of ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them underneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect 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 requirement for the individual operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the perfect choice for forklift accessories, when there is a need to stockpile drums with limited space available. This particular accessory could be used on both 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by utilizing steel jaws in order to hold the edge of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without requiring any room between the drums. The typical unit used in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this particular accessory is obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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