Drum Clamps - Forklifts are really designed to move, lift and store things placed on pallets. For facilities which utilize drums, they normally require an attachment so as to handle moving, storing and lifting them. There are several various attachments which a company can use for all your drum storing, lifting and moving requirements. These attachments are particularly used to be able to handle drum containers - thus there is no risk of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be used to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are presented in three or four tine models. This particular accessory is completely automatic, therefore enabling the the one operating it to be able to operate all from the comfort of the lift truck seat. Able to move large and extra large plastic drums, steel, its capacity is 210 liters. This particular accessory is intended for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole purpose of dealing with steel drums which have rolling hoops. Even though the reason for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could accommodate the moving of extra large and 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 actually a lift truck attachment which mounts on to the forks themselves. The objective of the drum rotator is to pick up the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator with a steel clamp which fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is designed for operations which take place below shoulder level. For operations which must occur above shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted attachment which could be designed for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing fancy, just easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in both semi-automatic and automatic models that can be utilized in the tight head and open topped steel drum kinds. The drum tongs can even be attached in many different ways to the forklift. One method is to connect them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to attach 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 requirement for the individual 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 perfect alternative in drum forklift accessories. This particular accessory will work for both the 210 L drums along with 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by utilizing metal jaws to be able to hold the rim of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without needing any room between all of the drums. The standard model utilized in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this attachment is available in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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