There are many choices and attachments available for lift trucks. Although the majority of attachments are made to be used on regular lift trucks, there are a few designed to be utilized on VNA and reach trucks. It is important to note that OSHA needs approval for any attachment which must be approved for use by the specific lift truck manufacturer.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard lift truck device. The sideshift device allow for more accurate load positioning as well as allows the fork carriage to slide left and right. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the machine.
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 particular attachment is mainly utilized in high volume operations where there is a huge range of pallet and crate sizes handled.
The fork pivot enables the forks and carriage to pivot or rotate. Used for transporting and dumping hoppers that is especially designed. These attachments are very helpful for many industrial applications.
Slip sheet attachments are another attachment which are used where slip sheets which is plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard which are utilized instead of pallets. The slip sheet attachments utilize a push and pull mechanism that clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the load onto a thin platform. Then, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum handling attachments are available in many different designs. They are various models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller versions of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also can rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other types of drum attachments that are able to pick up a range of drums all at once.
Tilt control is one more option that allows 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 pick up and move longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except instead of being round, the clamping surface is flat.
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