Drum Clamp - Forklifts are really utilized to lift, move and store items placed on pallets. For facilities which utilize drums, they usually need an attachment in order to handle lifting, moving and storing them. There are several different attachments which a company can use for all your drum lifting, moving, and storing needs. These attachments are specifically used so as to deal with drum containers - thus there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be used to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are offered in three and four tine models. This particular accessory is totally automatic, thus 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 attachment is utilized for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole objective of dealing with steel drums which have rolling hoops. Though the reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could accommodate the moving of large and extra 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 one more forklift accessory which mounts onto the blades themselves. Their objective is to pick up the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator using a clamp which fits around the middle of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is utilized for operations which occur below shoulder level. For operations which must take place higher than shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be used.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted attachment which can be used for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, just simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable in automatic and semi-automatic models. They are for use in the open topped or tight head steel drum kinds. The drum tongs could be connected in a couple of ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Both the automatic and semi-automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the operator to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums need storage space with inadequate spacing available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the best option in drum forklift attachments. This particular accessory will work for either the 210 L drums as well as 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler works by utilizing steel jaws in order to hold the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without requiring any space between the drums. The average model in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this particular attachment comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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