Drum Clamps - Forklifts are designed to handle lifting, storing and moving pallets. For businesses which handle items inside drums, you will need to make use of an attachment to be able to move, lift and store them. There are numerous drum forklift accessories that you could acquire for all of your drum storing and moving needs. These attachments are particularly designed to be able to handle drum containers - hence 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 utilized to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are offered in three and four tine models. This accessory is completely automatic, thus allowing the individual operating it to be able 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 particular accessory is used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of dealing with steel drums which have rolling hoops. Though 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 attachment that mounts onto the blades themselves. Their purpose is to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clasped into the drum rotator using a clamp which fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is utilized for operations which take place below shoulder level. For operations that should occur above shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are simple fork or carriage mounted attachments. They are used for unstacking and stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing fancy, just simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available in semi-automatic and automatic models. They are for use in the open topped or tight head steel drum styles. The drum tongs could be connected in several ways to the lift truck. One way is to connect them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to attach them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Either the semi automatic and the automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no need for the one operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums require storage space with inadequate spacing accessible, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect choice in drum forklift accessories. This attachment would work for both the 210 L drums along with 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using steel jaws to hold the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and sets it down without requiring any room between the drums. The typical model used in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, though, this particular accessory is accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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