You will discover many choices and attachments offered for lift trucks. Though the majority of attachments are manufactured to be used on standard 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 type of attachment that must be approved for use by the particular manufacturer of lift truck.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard lift truck device. The sideshift device allow for more accurate load positioning as well as enables the fork carriage to slide right and left. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the equipment.
The fork positioner is a different attachment option which allows the operator to adjust the forks' distance without having to get off of the truck. This particular 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. Used for transporting and dumping hoppers which is especially designed. These attachments are really helpful for many industrial applications.
The slip sheet attachment is utilized to slip sheets of paperboard, or plastic 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 attachments come in many shapes and sizes, with some models able 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 types of drum attachments that could pick up a range of drums all at once.
Tilt control is one more option which enables 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 move longer loads. The Carton clamp operates similar to a paper roll clamp except instead of being circular, the clamping surface is flat.