Drum Clamps - Forklifts are truly meant to lift, move and store things placed on pallets. For facilities that make use of drums, they normally need an attachment to be able to deal with moving, storing and lifting them. There are several different attachments which a company can utilize for all your drum moving, storing and lifting requirements. These attachments are particularly designed so as to handle drum containers - therefore there is no chance of damage to the product or drum container when they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be used to load and unload drums off of racks, drum stands and vehicles. These are accessible in three and four tine models. This particular attachment is fully automatic, therefore allowing the operator 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 accessory is intended for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole purpose of handling steel drums which have rolling hoops. Even if 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 accessory that 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 using a steel clamp which fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is utilized for operations which occur below shoulder level. For operations which must happen higher than shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be used.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted attachment which can be meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing fancy, only easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available both semi-automatic and automatic units that could be used in the open topped and tight head metal drum styles. The drum tongs could likewise be connected several various ways to the lift truck. One way is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to attach them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Both the automatic and semi-automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no need for the individual operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the optimal option for lift truck attachments, when there is a need to stockpile drums with limited area obtainable. This accessory could be used on both 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by utilizing metal jaws so as to hold the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without needing any room between all the drums. The typical model in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this accessory comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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