Drum Clamp - Forklifts are truly used to store, move and lift things placed on pallets. For companies which utilize drums, they often need an attachment to handle moving, storing and lifting them. There are several various attachments which a company could use for all of your drum lifting, moving, and storing requirements. These attachments are particularly designed to deal with drum containers - hence there is no risk 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 drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are offered in three or four tine models. This particular accessory is totally mechanical, thus enabling the individual operating it 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 used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab could be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of handling metal drums which have rolling hoops. Though the original purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can help accommodate plastic drums as well. Drum capacity maximum is 220 liters for plastic barrels and 210 for steel drums with rolling hoops.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is a forklift attachment that mounts on to the blades themselves. The objective of the drum rotator is to be able to pick up the drum and turn it upside down. The drum fits in to the rotator using a steel clamp which fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is intended for operations that happen beneath shoulder level. For operations that must happen over shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be used.
Drum tines are straightforward fork mounted accessory which can be meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing elaborate, merely easy horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are available both automatic and semi-automatic models which can be utilized in the tight head and open topped steel drum styles. The drum tongs can likewise be connected several different ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them beneath a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to connect them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-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 person operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
The Rip Grip Drum Handler is the best option for forklift accessories, whenever there is a need to stockpile drums with inadequate space available. This particular attachment can be used on both 120L and 210L drums. The Rim Grip Handler works by utilizing metal jaws in order to hold the rim of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without requiring any space between all of the drums. The standard model in the trade is a zinc-plated handler, although, this particular attachment is obtainable in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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