Drum Clamps - Forklifts are utilized to deal with storing, lifting and moving pallets. For facilities which deal with items in drums, you should utilize an attachment so as to lift, store and move them. There are various drum forklift accessories that you could get for all your drum moving, lifting and storing requirements. These attachments are specifically used to deal with drum containers - hence there is no chance of damage to the product or drum container whenever they are lifted, stored or moved.
Drum Positioner And Grab
The drum positioner could be utilized in order to load and unload drums off of drum stands, vehicles and racks. These are presented in three or four tine models. This particular attachment is fully automatic, therefore 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 accessory is used for drum pyramid stacking.
The drum grab can be mounted to the forks, with a designed purpose of handling steel drums which have rolling hoops. Although the initial reason for the design was to handle steel drums with rolling hoops, the drum grab can help accommodate plastic drums also. 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 attachment that mounts onto the forks themselves. Their objective is to be able to pick up the drum and turn it upside down. The drum is clamped into the drum rotator with a clamp that fits around the middle of the drum. The rotation is performed by either a crank handle or a continuous loop chain. The crank handle is meant for operations which take place beneath shoulder level. For operations that must occur over shoulder level, the continuous circle chain will be used.
The drum tines are carriage mounted or simple fork attachments. They are intended for stacking and unstacking 210-liter steel drums. Stacking involves nothing elaborate, just easy horizontal placement of the drums. The carriage-mounted accessories reduce the load center of the drums.
Automatic Tongs
Drum tongs are accessible in automatic and semi-automatic versions. They are used in the tight head or open topped steel drum kinds. The drum forceps could be connected in a couple of ways to the forklift. One method is to connect them beneath a fork-mounted hook. One more 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 one operating it to ever leave the seat of the forklift.
Rim Grip Handler
When drums require storage with limited spacing obtainable, the Rim Grip Drum Handler is the best choice in drum forklift attachments. This particular accessory would work for both the two hundred ten liter drums along with one hundred twenty liter drums. The Rim Grip Handler functions by utilizing steel jaws to grab 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 if, this particular attachment is accessible in stainless steel for the food and drink industry.
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