There is many options and attachments offered for lift trucks. Though the majority of attachments are made to be utilized on regular lift trucks, there are some designed to be utilized on reach trucks and VNA. It is important to note that OSHA requires approval for any attachment that must be approved for use by the particular manufacturer of lift truck.
The most vital common attachment is the sideshift and is considered to be standard equipment. The sideshift apparatus allow for more accurate load positioning as well as enables the fork carriage to slide left and right. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the equipment.
The fork positioner is a different attachment option that enables the operator to adjust the forks' distance without having to get off of the truck. This specific attachment is mostly utilized in high volume operations where there is a huge range of pallet and crate sizes handled.
The fork pivot allows the forks and carriage to rotate or pivot. Utilized for transporting and dumping hoppers that is especially designed. These attachments are very useful for many industrial applications.
The slip sheet attachment is used to slip sheets of plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard which is used instead of pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull device which clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the cargo onto a thin platform. Afterward, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum handling attachments come in many different designs. They are many different models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller types of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also could rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other drum attachments which could pick up various drums all simultaneously.
Another option is tilt control, which enables the operator to preset the fork tilt angles. For extensions slide over the forks to help pick up and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except rather than being round, the clamping surface is flat.
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