Drum Clamp - Forklifts are actually utilized to move, lift and store items placed on pallets. For companies that make use of drums, they normally require an attachment to be able to deal with storing, lifting and moving them. There are a few different attachments that a company could use for all of your drum moving, storing and lifting needs. These attachments are specially meant in order to deal with drum containers - therefore there is no chance of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be used to load and unload drums off of vehicles, racks, and drum stands. These are offered in three or four tine models. This particular accessory is totally automatic, 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 attachment is used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork designed and mounted with the sole purpose of dealing with steel drums which have rolling hoops. Although the purpose for the design was to handle 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 lift truck accessory that mounts onto the forks themselves. Their objective is to pick up the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator using a clamp that fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is executed 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 should happen above shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are intended for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing intricate, only easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable in automatic and semi-automatic units. They are for use in the open topped or tight head steel drum styles. The drum pincers could be connected in a couple of ways to the forklift. One method is to connect them underneath a fork-mounted hook. One more 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 operator to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums require storage space with inadequate area available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the ideal option in drum forklift attachments. This particular accessory will work for either the 210 L drums along with 120 L drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using steel jaws so as to hold the rim of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without needing any space between all the drums. The typical model utilized in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, though, this particular attachment comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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