You will find numerous choices and attachments offered for lift trucks. Although most attachments are manufactured to be used on regular lift trucks, you'll find a few designed to be utilized on reach trucks and VNA. It is very vital to note that OSHA requires approval for any type of attachment that should be approved for use by the particular manufacturer of lift truck.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard lift truck 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 choice that allows the operator to adjust the distance between the forks without having to get off of the truck. This specific attachment is mostly utilized in high volume operations where there is a wide array of crate and pallet sizes handled.
The fork pivot allows the carriage and forks to pivot or rotate. Utilized for transporting and dumping hoppers which is specially designed. These attachments are very helpful for numerous industrial operations.
Slip sheet attachments are another attachment that are used where slip sheets that is plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard which are utilized 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. Afterward, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum attachments come in numerous shapes and sizes, with some models able to handle 55 gallon drums. There are several smaller types 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 which could pick up various drums all simultaneously.
Tilt control is another option which allows you to preset fork tilt angles. The fork extensions are specialized extensions that slide over the existing forks on the truck in order to help you pick up and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except rather than being circular, the clamping surface is flat.