You will discover many choices and attachments offered for lift trucks. Although the majority of attachments are made to be used on regular lift trucks, there are actually a few made to be used on VNA and reach trucks. It is vital to note that OSHA requires approval for any kind of attachment that must be approved for use by the particular producer of lift truck.
The most essential common attachment is the sideshift and is considered to be standard device. The sideshift apparatus allows the fork carriage to slide left and right as well as allow for more accurate load positioning. 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 forks' distance without having to get off of the truck. This particular attachment is mainly used in high volume operations where there is a huge variety of pallet and crate sizes handled.
Fork pivots makes it possible for the forks and carriage to pivot and rotate. These attachments can be specially designed for transporting and dumping hoppers. These attachments are extremely helpful for various industrial applications.
Slip sheet attachments are a different attachment that are used 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 device which 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 come in many different designs. They are various models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller types of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also can rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other drum attachments that could pick up various drums all at once.
Tilt control is another option that enables 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 lift and move longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except instead of being circular, the clamping surface is flat.