Drum Clamp - Forklifts are truly used to move, lift and store items placed on pallets. For companies which utilize drums, they normally need an attachment to handle storing, lifting and moving them. There are a few various attachments which a company could use for all of your drum storing, lifting and moving needs. These attachments are particularly used in order to handle drum containers - hence there is no chance 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 presented in three and four tine models. This particular accessory is totally automatic, hence enabling the person operating it 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 accessory is utilized for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab could be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of dealing with metal drums that have rolling hoops. Even if the initial reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could help accommodate plastic drums also. 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 attachment which mounts on to the forks themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to be able to pick up the drum and rotate 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 done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is for operations that take place beneath shoulder level. For operations which must happen above shoulder level, the continuous loop chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted accessory that could be meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing fancy, only easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible both automatic and semi-automatic models which can be used in the open topped and tight head steel drum styles. The drum tongs can also be connected in many various ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them underneath a fork-mounted hook. Another 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 requirement for the person operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums require storage space with limited spacing obtainable, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect option in drum forklift accessories. This particular attachment would 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 to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without needing any room between all the drums. The standard model in the business is a zinc-plated handler, although, this attachment is obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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