Drum Clamp - Forklifts are truly used to store, move and lift products placed on pallets. For facilities that utilize drums, they usually need an attachment to handle storing, lifting and moving them. There are a few various attachments which a business could use for all your drum lifting, moving, and storing needs. These attachments are specially utilized to deal with drum containers - hence there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container when they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is presented in three or four tine designs. They are used for the loading and unloading of drums off drum stands, racks and vehicles. This particular accessory is completely mechanical, hence allowing the person operating it 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 particular attachment is designed for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed purpose of handling steel drums that have rolling hoops. Though the original purpose for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could 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 one more lift truck attachment which mounts onto the blades themselves. Their purpose is to be able to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator utilizing a clamp that fits around the middle of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is for operations which take place below shoulder level. For operations which must happen above shoulder level, the continuous loop chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted accessory that can be designed for unstacking or stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing fancy, just simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable both automatic and semi-automatic units that can be used in the open topped and tight head metal drum styles. The drum tongs could even be connected in many various ways to the forklift. One way is to connect them beneath a fork-mounted hook. One more 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 need for the person operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums need storage with limited spacing obtainable, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect option in drum forklift attachments. This particular accessory will work for either the 210 L drums in addition to 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler works by utilizing steel jaws to be able to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without needing any space between all the drums. The typical unit in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, though, this attachment is available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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