There is many alternatives and attachments available for lift trucks. While most attachments are made to be utilized on typical lift trucks, there are actually a few designed to be utilized on VNA and reach trucks. It is really vital to note that OSHA needs approval for any attachment that should be approved for use by the specific manufacturer of lift truck.
The most essential common attachment is the sideshift and is considered to be standard device. The sideshift apparatus allow for more accurate load positioning as well as enables the fork carriage to slide left and right. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the equipment.
Fork positioners are an attachment option that enables the operator to adjust the forks' distance from the cab of the truck. This specific attachment is mostly used in high volume operations where there is a wide variety of pallet and crate sizes handled.
The fork pivot allows the forks and carriage to pivot or rotate. Used for transporting and dumping hoppers that is specially designed. These attachments are extremely helpful for various industrial applications.
Slip sheet attachments are a different attachment which are utilized where slip sheets which is plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard that are utilized rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments utilize a push and pull mechanism which clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the load onto a thin platform. Afterward, 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 several smaller types of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also could rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other drum attachments which are able to pick up a range of drums all at once.
Another option is tilt control, which enables the operator to preset the fork tilt angles. For extensions slide over the forks to help pick up and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates similar to a paper roll clamp except rather than being round, the clamping surface is flat.