Drum Clamp - Forklifts are used to deal with moving, lifting and storing pallets. For facilities that deal with items inside drums, you have to use an attachment so as to move, lift and store them. There are numerous drum forklift accessories that you could obtain for all your drum storing, moving and lifting requirements. These attachments are specifically utilized in order to deal with drum containers - hence there is no risk 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 to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are existing in three and four tine models. This attachment is fully mechanical, therefore enabling the operator 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 attachment is meant for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole purpose of handling steel drums that have rolling hoops. Although the reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can accommodate the transporting 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 a forklift accessory that mounts on to the forks themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to lift the drum and turn it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator using a steel clamp that fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is performed 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 must occur higher than shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are simple fork or carriage mounted attachments. They are meant for unstacking and stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing fancy, only simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in both semi-automatic and automatic versions that can be used in the open topped and tight head metal drum styles. The drum tongs could even be attached several various ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them beneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Both the semi automatic and the 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 forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums need storage space with limited spacing obtainable, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the ideal option in drum forklift attachments. This accessory will work for both the two hundred ten liter drums in addition to one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using metal jaws in order to hold the edge of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without needing any space between all the drums. The standard unit in the business is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this particular accessory is accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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