There are actually many alternatives and attachments offered for lift trucks. Although the majority of attachments are made to be utilized on standard lift trucks, you'll find some made to be utilized on VNA and reach trucks. It is very vital to note that OSHA needs approval for any type of attachment that should be approved for use by the particular producer of lift truck.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard lift truck device. The sideshift device allow for more accurate load placement as well as allows the fork carriage to slide right and left. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the machine.
Fork positioners are an attachment choice which enables the operator to adjust the distance between the forks from the cab of the truck. This particular attachment is mainly utilized in high volume operations where there is a wide variety of crate and pallet sizes handled.
Fork pivots makes it possible for the forks and carriage to pivot and rotate. These attachments could be specially designed for dumping and transporting hoppers. These attachments are very useful for numerous industrial applications.
Slip sheet attachments are another attachment that are utilized where slip sheets that is plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard that are used rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull mechanism that clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the cargo onto a thin platform. Then, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum handling attachments come in many different designs. They are various models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller types of a paper roll clamps that go around the roll and also can rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other kinds of drum attachments which could pick up a variety of drums all simultaneously.
Tilt control is another option which enables you to preset fork tilt angles. The fork extensions are specialized extensions which slide over the existing forks on the truck in order to help you lift and move longer loads. The Carton clamp operates similar to a paper roll clamp except instead of being circular, the clamping surface is flat.
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