You will discover numerous alternatives and attachments offered for lift trucks. While most attachments are manufactured to be used on regular lift trucks, there are actually some made to be used 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 specific lift truck manufacturer.
The most important common attachment is the sideshift and is considered to be standard device. The sideshift apparatus allow for more accurate load positioning as well as allows the fork carriage to slide left and right. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the machine.
The fork positioner is another attachment choice that enables the operator to adjust the distance between the forks without having to get off of the truck. This specific attachment is mainly utilized in high volume operations where there is a huge variety of pallet and crate sizes handled.
The fork pivot enables the carriage and forks to pivot or rotate. Used for transporting and dumping hoppers that is especially designed. These attachments are extremely useful for numerous industrial operations.
Slip sheet attachments are a different attachment that are used where slip sheets which is plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard which are used rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments utilize a push and pull mechanism that 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 are available in various designs. They are many different models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller versions of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also could rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other drum attachments that could pick up various drums all simultaneously.
One more option is tilt control, which enables the operator to preset the fork tilt angles. For extensions slide over the forks to help lift and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except rather than being round, the clamping surface is flat.