One can find many choices and attachments offered for lift trucks. Although the majority of attachments are manufactured to be utilized on standard lift trucks, you'll find a few designed to be used on reach trucks and VNA. It is important to note that OSHA requires approval for any attachment which must be approved for use by the particular producer of lift truck.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard forklift device. The sideshift device allow for more accurate load placement as well as enables the fork carriage to slide left and right. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the machine.
The fork positioner is another attachment option which enables 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 huge variety of crate and pallet sizes handled.
The fork pivot enables the carriage and forks to pivot or rotate. Utilized for transporting and dumping hoppers which is especially designed. These attachments are extremely helpful for various industrial applications.
The slip sheet attachment is utilized to slip sheets of paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard that is used rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments utilize a push and pull device 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 attachments come in many sizes and shapes, with several models able to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller versions of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also are capable of a full 360 degree rotation. There are other kinds of drum attachments that are able to pick up various drums all at once.
Tilt control is one more option that allows you to preset fork tilt angles. The fork extensions are specialized extensions that slide over the existing forks on the truck in order to help you lift and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates similar to a paper roll clamp except instead of being circular, the clamping surface is flat.