Drum Clamp - Forklifts are truly used to move, lift and store products placed on pallets. For businesses which utilize drums, they normally require an attachment to be able to deal with storing, lifting and moving them. There are some various attachments that a company could utilize for all of your drum storing, lifting and moving needs. These attachments are specially designed to deal with drum containers - thus there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be used to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are presented in three and four tine models. This attachment is fully automatic, hence allowing the the one operating it to be able 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 intended for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed purpose of handling metal drums that have rolling hoops. Though the initial purpose for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can help accommodate plastic drums too. 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 attachment which mounts onto the blades themselves. Their objective is to be able to pick up the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator with a clamp that fits around the middle of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is meant for operations that occur beneath shoulder level. For operations which must happen above shoulder level, the continuous loop chain will be used.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are utilized for unstacking and stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, only easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable both automatic and semi-automatic models that can be utilized in the tight head and open topped steel drum styles. The drum tongs could likewise be connected several various ways to the forklift. One way is to connect them beneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to connect 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 one operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums require storage with inadequate area available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the best alternative in drum forklift accessories. This particular accessory would work for either the two hundred ten liter drums as well as one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by utilizing metal jaws so as to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without requiring any space between the drums. The average unit in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this attachment is obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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