For lift trucks these days, there are numerous attachment options available. Most attachments are made to be utilized on standard lift trucks and are made to be utilized on VNA and reach trucks. It is essential to note that OSHA requires approval for any attachment that should be approved for use by the specific producer of lift truck.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard lift truck device. The sideshift device allow for more accurate load placement as well as enables the fork carriage to slide right and left. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the machinery.
Fork positioners are an attachment option which allows the operator to adjust the distance between the forks 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 carriage and forks to rotate or pivot. Used for transporting and dumping hoppers that is especially designed. These attachments are extremely useful for numerous industrial applications.
Slip sheet attachments are a different attachment that are utilized 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 which 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 come in many different designs. They are many different models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are several smaller types 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 which are able to pick up a range of drums all at once.
Tilt control is one more option that enables you to preset fork tilt angles. The fork extensions are specialized extensions which slide over the existing forks on the truck in order to help you lift and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except rather than being round, the clamping surface is flat.