Drum Clamp - Forklifts are used to deal with lifting, storing and moving pallets. For businesses which deal with products inside drums, you will need to make use of an attachment to store, move and lift them. There are numerous drum forklift accessories that you could obtain for all your drum storing and moving needs. These attachments are particularly utilized to be able to deal with drum containers - hence there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is existing in three and four tine models. They are operational for the unloading and loading of drums off racks, vehicles and drum stands. This accessory is totally mechanical, hence enabling the person 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 designed for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of handling steel drums that have rolling hoops. Although the original reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can help accommodate plastic drums also. 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 which mounts on to the forks themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to be able to pick up the drum and rotate 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 continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is utilized for operations which happen below shoulder level. For operations that must take place above shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted accessory that could be utilized for unstacking or stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing elaborate, just easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in automatic and semi-automatic units. They are utilized in the tight head or open topped steel drum styles. The drum pincers can be attached in a couple of ways to the lift truck. One method is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-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 person operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums require storage with inadequate area available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect alternative in drum forklift accessories. This particular accessory would work for both the two hundred ten liter drums as well as one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing metal jaws to be able to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without needing any space between all the drums. The typical unit in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this particular accessory comes obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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