Drum Clamp - Forklifts are actually designed to move, lift and store things placed on pallets. For facilities which utilize drums, they usually need an attachment in order to handle moving, storing and lifting them. There are some different attachments which a business could use for all of your drum storing, lifting and moving requirements. These attachments are specially used in order to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no chance of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be used to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are available in three or four tine models. This attachment is totally mechanical, thus enabling the the one operating it to be able 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 accessory is intended for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of dealing with metal drums which have rolling hoops. Though the original purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can help accommodate plastic drums also. Drum capacity maximum is 210 liters for steel drums with rolling hoops and 220 liters for plastic drums.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is one more lift truck attachment that mounts onto the blades themselves. Their purpose is to be able to pick up the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clasped into the drum rotator using a clamp that fits around the middle of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is used for operations which take place beneath shoulder level. For operations that should happen above shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted attachment that can be intended for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, merely easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in automatic and semi-automatic models. They are utilized in the tight head or open topped steel drum kinds. The drum forceps can be connected in a few ways to the lift truck. One method is to connect them underneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to connect them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Both 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
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the optimal alternative for forklift attachments, whenever there is a necessity to stockpile drums with inadequate space available. This attachment could be used on both 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by utilizing metal jaws in order to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without requiring any space between all of the drums. The typical model used in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, although, this particular accessory comes available in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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