Drum Clamps - Forklifts are actually designed to move, lift and store items placed on pallets. For facilities that utilize drums, they often require an attachment in order to handle moving, storing and lifting them. There are several different attachments that a company can use for all your drum storing, lifting and moving needs. These attachments are specially used to be able to handle drum containers - thus there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container when they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be used in order to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are available in three and four tine models. This attachment is fully automatic, thus enabling the operator 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 attachment is used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of handling steel drums which have rolling hoops. Even if the original reason for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can help accommodate plastic drums as well. Drum capacity maximum is 220 liters for plastic barrels and 210 for steel drums with rolling hoops.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is one more forklift accessory that mounts onto the forks themselves. Their objective is to be able to lift the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator using a clamp that fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is intended for operations which happen beneath shoulder level. For operations which must happen higher than shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be used.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted accessory which can be meant for unstacking or stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing fancy, merely easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable in automatic and semi-automatic models. 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 forklift. One way is to connect them underneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage 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 operator to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums need storage with limited area obtainable, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the best option in drum forklift accessories. This particular attachment will work for both the 210 L drums in addition to 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing steel jaws to be able to hold the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and sets it down without requiring any space between the drums. The typical unit utilized in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this accessory comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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