Drum Clamp - Forklifts are truly utilized to lift, move and store items placed on pallets. For facilities that use drums, they normally require an attachment in order to deal with moving, storing and lifting them. There are several various attachments that a business can utilize for all of your drum storing, lifting and moving needs. These attachments are specifically meant to handle drum containers - thus there is no chance of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be used in order to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are accessible in three or four tine models. This particular accessory is fully mechanical, hence allowing the the one operating it to be able 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 mounted and is designed with the sole objective of dealing with steel drums which have rolling hoops. Although the purpose for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can accommodate the transporting of large and extra 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 forklift accessory which mounts on to the forks themselves. The objective 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 done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is designed for operations which take place beneath shoulder level. For operations which should occur higher than shoulder level, the continuous loop chain will be used.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted attachment that can be designed for unstacking or stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing intricate, only simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable both automatic and semi-automatic versions that could be utilized in the tight head and open topped metal drum styles. The drum tongs can likewise be attached in many different ways to the forklift. One way 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 automatic and semi-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 ideal option for forklift accessories, when there is a necessity to store drums with limited area accessible. This attachment could be used on either one hundred twenty liter and two hundred ten litter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using steel jaws to grab the rim of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without needing any space between the drums. The standard model in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this accessory is obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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