Drum Clamp - Forklifts are utilized to deal with lifting, storing and moving pallets. For facilities which deal with products in drums, you have to utilize an attachment to move, lift and store them. There are various drum forklift attachments which you can get for all your drum storing and moving requirements. These attachments are specially utilized in order 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 is obtainable 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 fully mechanical, thus enabling the individual operating it to operate all from the comfort of the forklift 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 is fork mounted and is designed with the sole purpose of dealing with steel drums that have rolling hoops. Even though the purpose 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 forklift attachment which mounts on to the forks themselves. The purpose of the drum rotator is to pick up the drum and turn it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator with 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 designed for operations which occur beneath shoulder level. For operations which must happen above shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be used.
The drum tines are simple fork or carriage mounted attachments. They are utilized for unstacking and stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing elaborate, only simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible both semi-automatic and automatic versions that could be utilized in the tight head and open topped metal drum kinds. The drum tongs could even be attached several different ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them underneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to attach 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 individual operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums need storage space with limited area available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the best alternative in drum forklift attachments. This particular accessory will work for either the 210 L drums as well as 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler works by using steel jaws to be able to grab the edge of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without needing any space between all the drums. The average model in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, although, this particular attachment is available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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