You will discover many options and attachments available for lift trucks. While the majority of attachments are manufactured to be used on typical lift trucks, you'll find some made to be utilized on reach trucks and VNA. It is vital to note that OSHA requires approval for any attachment which should be approved for use by the specific lift truck manufacturer.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard lift truck device. The sideshift device allows the fork carriage to slide left and right as well as allow for more accurate load placement. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the machine.
Fork positioners are an attachment option which enables the operator to adjust the distance between the forks from the cab of the truck. This specific attachment is mostly used in high volume operations where there is a huge variety of pallet and crate sizes handled.
The fork pivot enables the forks and carriage to rotate or pivot. Used for dumping and transporting hoppers which is specially designed. These attachments are really useful for various industrial applications.
The slip sheet attachment is utilized to slip sheets of plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard which is used rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull mechanism which clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the load onto a thin platform. After that, 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 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 drum attachments that are able to pick up various drums all simultaneously.
Another option is tilt control, which allows the operator to preset the fork tilt angles. For extensions slide over the forks to help pick up and move longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except rather than being round, the clamping surface is flat.