Drum Clamps - Forklifts are designed to deal with moving, lifting and storing pallets. For businesses that deal with products in drums, you should make use of an attachment in order to move, lift and store them. There are various drum forklift accessories that you can acquire for all your drum storing, moving and lifting needs. These attachments are specifically designed in order to handle drum containers - thus there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is existing in three and four tine models. They are used for the unloading and loading of drums off drum stands, racks and vehicles. This attachment is fully mechanical, hence enabling the individual operating it to be able 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 used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of dealing with metal drums which have rolling hoops. Although the original reason for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can help accommodate plastic drums too. Drum capacity maximum is 220 liters for plastic barrels and 210 for steel drums with rolling hoops.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is another forklift accessory that mounts onto the blades themselves. Their objective is to lift the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clasped into the drum rotator utilizing a clamp which fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is for operations which take place below shoulder level. For operations that should happen above shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork accessories. They are meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing elaborate, just easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible in automatic and semi-automatic versions. They are utilized in the open topped or tight head steel drum styles. The drum tongs could be attached in a couple of ways to the forklift. One way is to connect them underneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to attach 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 person operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums require storage space with inadequate area accessible, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the best option in drum forklift attachments. This attachment would work for either the 210 L drums as well as 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using metal jaws to grab the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and sets it down without requiring any space between all the drums. The average model utilized in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this attachment comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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