Drum Clamp - Forklifts are utilized to deal with storing, lifting and moving pallets. For facilities which deal with products in drums, you have to utilize an attachment in order to move, lift and store them. There are various drum forklift accessories which you could obtain for all of your drum moving, lifting and storing needs. These attachments are specifically utilized to deal with drum containers - thus there is no chance of damage to the item or drum container when they are stored, moved or lifted.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be utilized to load and unload drums off of racks, drum stands and vehicles. These are obtainable in three or four tine models. This accessory is totally automatic, thus 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 utilized for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab is fork mounted and is designed with the sole objective of handling steel drums which have rolling hoops. Even if the reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can accommodate the moving of large and extra large plastic drums. Drum capacity maximum is 220 liters for plastic barrels and 210 for steel drums with rolling hoops.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is another forklift accessory which mounts onto the blades themselves. Their purpose is to be able to pick up the drum and rotate it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator using a clamp which fits around the center of the drum. The rotation is executed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is designed for operations that occur beneath shoulder level. For operations that must occur above shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be used.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork accessories. They are meant for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing fancy, just simple horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted attachments reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible both semi-automatic and automatic units that could be utilized in the open topped and tight head metal drum kinds. The drum tongs could likewise be attached several various ways to the forklift. One method is to connect them beneath a fork-mounted hook. Another way is to attach them to a fork-mounted jib or a carriage mounted jib. Both the automatic and semi-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 forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
Whenever drums need storage with inadequate area obtainable, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the perfect choice in drum forklift accessories. This particular attachment would work for both the two hundred ten liter drums as well as one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing metal jaws in order to hold the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and puts it down without needing any room between all the drums. The average model used in the business is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this accessory is available in stainless steel for the food and drink market.
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