Drum Clamp - Forklifts are really designed to move, lift and store items placed on pallets. For facilities which use drums, they normally require an attachment to be able to handle moving, storing and lifting them. There are a few different attachments which a company could use for all of your drum storing, lifting and moving requirements. These attachments are specially designed in order to deal with drum containers - hence there is no risk of damage to the product or drum container when they are moved, lifted or stored.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be utilized to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are obtainable in three and four tine models. This accessory is completely mechanical, thus enabling the operator to be able 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 accessory is meant for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork mounted and is designed with the sole purpose of handling steel drums that have rolling hoops. Although the reason 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 lift truck accessory which mounts onto the forks themselves. Their purpose is to pick up the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator with 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 meant for operations which occur beneath shoulder level. For operations that must take place higher than shoulder level, the continual circle chain will be utilized.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are designed for stacking and unstacking 210-liter metal drums. Stacking involves nothing fancy, just easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are obtainable in automatic and semi-automatic versions. They are for use in the open topped or tight head steel drum styles. The drum forceps could be connected in a couple of ways to the lift truck. One method is to connect them under a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to connect them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Either the automatic and semi-automatic have a drum capacity of 210 liters. With the automatic, there is no need for the individual operating it to ever leave the seat of the lift truck.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums require storage with limited area available, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect option in drum forklift attachments. This particular accessory will work for either the two hundred ten liter drums in addition to one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using metal jaws to be able to grab the rim of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without requiring any room between the drums. The standard unit in the business is a zinc-plated handler, even if, this particular attachment comes accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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