For forklifts today, there are many attachment options available. The majority of attachments are made to be utilized on standard forklifts and are designed to be utilized on VNA and reach trucks. It is really important to note that OSHA requires approval for any type of attachment which must be approved for use by the particular lift truck manufacturer.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard lift truck equipment. The sideshift device allow for more accurate load placement as well as allows the fork carriage to slide left and right. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the machinery.
The fork positioner is another attachment choice that enables the operator to adjust the forks' distance without having to get off of the truck. This specific attachment is mainly utilized 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. Utilized for transporting and dumping hoppers that is specially designed. These attachments are really helpful for many industrial applications.
Slip sheet attachments are a different attachment which are used where slip sheets which is plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard that are utilized instead of 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. After that, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum handling attachments come in many different 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 a range of drums all at once.
Another option is tilt control, that allows 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 like a paper roll clamp except rather than being circular, the clamping surface is flat.