Drum Clamp - Forklifts are really designed to move, lift and store things placed on pallets. For businesses that use drums, they often require an attachment so as to handle lifting, moving and storing them. There are several various attachments which a company could utilize for all of your drum lifting, moving, and storing requirements. These attachments are specifically meant in order to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the item or drum container whenever they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner is offered in three or four tine models. They are operational for the loading and unloading of drums off racks, vehicles and drum stands. This particular accessory is totally mechanical, therefore enabling the the one operating it 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 particular accessory is intended for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab could be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of handling steel drums that have rolling hoops. Though the original reason for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab could help accommodate plastic drums too. 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 accessory that mounts onto the forks themselves. Their objective is to be able to lift the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clasped into the drum rotator utilizing a clamp that 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 meant for operations which take place below shoulder level. For operations that must happen higher than shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork accessories. They are intended for unstacking and stacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking requires nothing elaborate, merely easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories lessen the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in automatic and semi-automatic models. They are used in the open topped or tight head steel drum styles. The drum forceps could be attached in several ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them beneath 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 need for the operator to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the ideal alternative for lift truck attachments, whenever there is a need to store drums with inadequate space accessible. This particular attachment could be utilized on either one hundred twenty liter and two hundred ten litter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by using steel jaws to be able to hold the rim of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without needing any space between all of the drums. The standard model utilized in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this particular attachment comes obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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