Drum Clamp - Forklifts are really utilized to move, lift and store products placed on pallets. For facilities which use drums, they normally need an attachment to handle storing, lifting and moving them. There are several different attachments that a company can use for all your drum moving, storing and lifting requirements. These attachments are specially meant to handle drum containers - hence there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container when 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 racks, drum stands and vehicles. These are accessible in three or four tine models. This accessory is completely automatic, therefore enabling the person operating it to be able to operate all from the comfort of the forklift seat. Able to move large and extra large plastic drums, steel, its capacity is 210 liters. This particular attachment is intended for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of handling metal drums that have rolling hoops. Although the initial reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could help accommodate plastic drums also. Drum capacity maximum is 210 liters for steel drums with rolling hoops and 220 liters for plastic drums.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is another forklift attachment that mounts onto the forks themselves. Their objective is to lift the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clasped into the drum rotator using a clamp which fits around the middle of the drum. The rotation is done by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is used for operations which occur below shoulder level. For operations which should happen over shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be used.
The drum tines are simple fork or carriage mounted accessories. They are intended for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing elaborate, merely simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible in semi-automatic and automatic versions. They are utilized in the open topped or tight head steel drum styles. The drum tongs can be connected in a couple of ways to the lift truck. One method is to attach them beneath 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 one operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums require storage with inadequate area accessible, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the ideal alternative in drum forklift accessories. This particular attachment will work for both the two hundred ten liter drums as well as one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing steel jaws so as to grab the rim of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without requiring any space between all the drums. The typical unit in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this accessory comes available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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