You have numerous alternatives and attachments available for lift trucks. While the majority of attachments are manufactured to be used on typical lift trucks, there are actually some made to be used on reach trucks and VNA. It is vital to note that OSHA requires approval for any type of attachment that should be approved for use by the particular producer of lift truck.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard forklift equipment. The sideshift device enables the fork carriage to slide left and right as well as allow for more accurate load positioning. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the equipment.
The fork positioner is another attachment option which allows the operator to adjust the distance between the forks without having to get off of the truck. This particular attachment is mainly used in high volume operations where there is a wide range of pallet and crate sizes handled.
The fork pivot enables the carriage and forks to rotate or pivot. Used for transporting and dumping hoppers which is especially designed. These attachments are extremely useful for many industrial operations.
Slip sheet attachments are a different attachment that are utilized where slip sheets that is plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard which are used instead of pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull device that clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the cargo onto a thin platform. After that, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum handling attachments are available in many different designs. They are various models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are several smaller types of a paper roll clamps that go around the roll and also can rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other types of drum attachments that could pick up various drums all at once.
One more option is tilt control, that allows 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 similar to a paper roll clamp except rather than being circular, the clamping surface is flat.