Drum Clamp - Forklifts are really designed to move, lift and store items placed on pallets. For facilities which make use of drums, they usually need an attachment in order to deal with storing, lifting and moving them. There are some various attachments that a company can use for all your drum moving, storing and lifting requirements. These attachments are specifically utilized to handle drum containers - therefore there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be utilized in order to load and unload drums off of racks, drum stands and vehicles. These are presented in three or four tine models. This accessory is completely mechanical, therefore 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 particular accessory is meant 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 though the purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can accommodate the transporting of large and extra large plastic drums. 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 forklift attachment that 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 utilizing a clamp which fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a continuous loop chain or a crank handle. The crank handle is used for operations that occur beneath shoulder level. For operations that must take place over shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be used.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted accessory that can be meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, just easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible both automatic and semi-automatic versions which could be used in the tight head and open topped steel drum styles. The drum tongs can even be connected several various ways to the lift truck. One method is to connect them under a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to connect them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Both the semi automatic and the automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no requirement for the one operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the best alternative for forklift attachments, when there is a necessity to stockpile drums with inadequate area obtainable. This particular accessory can be utilized on both 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing metal jaws to be able to grab the rim of the drum. It lifts the drum and puts it down without needing any space between all the drums. The typical model utilized in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, although, this particular accessory comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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