You will find many choices and attachments available for lift trucks. While most attachments are manufactured to be used on typical lift trucks, there are actually some made to be utilized on reach trucks and VNA. It is very important to note that OSHA requires approval for any attachment that should be approved for use by the particular producer of lift truck.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard forklift equipment. The sideshift device allow for more accurate load placement as well as enables the fork carriage to slide right and left. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the equipment.
Fork positioners are an attachment choice that allows the operator to adjust the distance between the forks from the cab of the truck. This particular attachment is mostly utilized in high volume operations where there is a wide range 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 transporting and dumping hoppers. These attachments are really useful for numerous industrial operations.
Slip sheet attachments are another attachment which are utilized where slip sheets that is plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard which are used rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull mechanism that clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the load onto a thin platform. Afterwards, 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 several smaller versions of a paper roll clamps that go around the roll and also are capable of a full 360 degree rotation. There are other kinds of drum attachments that can pick up a variety of drums all simultaneously.
One more option is tilt control, which enables the operator to preset the fork tilt angles. For extensions slide over the forks to help lift and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except instead of being circular, the clamping surface is flat.