Drum Clamp - Forklifts are used to deal with lifting, storing and moving pallets. For facilities which deal with items in drums, you have to utilize an attachment to move, lift and store them. There are various drum forklift accessories that you can obtain for all of your drum storing, moving and lifting needs. These attachments are specifically utilized to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be utilized to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are accessible in three or four tine models. This particular accessory is fully mechanical, thus enabling the individual operating it to operate all from the comfort of the forklift seat. Able to move large and extra large plastic drums, steel, 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 that have rolling hoops. Although the original purpose for the design was to handle 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 a lift truck attachment which mounts on to the blades 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 using a steel clamp which fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is meant for operations which happen beneath shoulder level. For operations that must occur higher than shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be used.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are used for unstacking and stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing fancy, only easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible both semi-automatic and automatic models that could be utilized in the open topped and tight head metal drum kinds. The drum tongs could likewise be connected several different ways to the forklift. One method is to attach 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 requirement for the person operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums require storage with limited spacing obtainable, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect option in drum forklift attachments. This particular attachment will work for either the 210 L drums as well as 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using 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 typical model in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this attachment comes obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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