Drum Clamp - Forklifts are used to handle storing, lifting and moving pallets. For facilities that handle products in drums, you will need to use an attachment to be able to move, lift and store them. There are various drum forklift accessories which you can obtain for all your drum storing and moving needs. These attachments are specially meant so as to handle drum containers - therefore there is no risk of damage to the product or drum container when they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner can be used to load and unload drums off of racks, drum stands and vehicles. These are available in three or four tine models. This particular attachment is totally mechanical, thus allowing the person 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 attachment is used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab could be mounted to the forks, with a designed objective of handling steel drums which have rolling hoops. Although the initial purpose for the design was to deal with steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can help accommodate plastic drums also. Drum capacity maximum is 210 liters for steel drums with rolling hoops and 220 liters for plastic drums.
The Rotator
The drum rotator is actually a forklift accessory which mounts on to the forks themselves. The purpose 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 that fits over the center of the drum. The rotation is done by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is for operations that happen beneath shoulder level. For operations which should occur over shoulder level, the continual loop chain will be utilized.
Drum tines are simple fork mounted accessory that could be utilized for unstacking or stacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking requires nothing elaborate, merely simple horizontal positioning of the drums. The carriage-mounted enhancements decrease the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs come in automatic and semi-automatic models. They are used in the tight head or open topped steel drum kinds. The drum forceps could be attached in a couple of ways to the forklift. One method is to attach them under a fork-mounted hook. One more way is to connect them to a carriage mounted jib or a fork-mounted jib. Both 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
When drums need storage with inadequate area obtainable, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the ideal alternative in drum forklift attachments. This particular accessory would work for either the two hundred ten liter drums along with one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler operates by using steel jaws to grab the edge of the drum. It picks the drum up and sets it down without requiring any room between all of the drums. The average model in the industry is a zinc-plated handler, even though, this particular accessory is available in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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