You have numerous options and attachments offered for lift trucks. Although most attachments are manufactured to be utilized on typical lift trucks, there are actually some designed to be utilized 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 lift truck manufacturer.
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 right and left. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the machine.
Fork positioners are an attachment option which allows the operator to adjust the forks' distance from the cab of the truck. This specific attachment is mainly used in high volume operations where there is a huge range of pallet and crate sizes handled.
The fork pivot allows the forks and carriage to pivot or rotate. Used for transporting and dumping hoppers that is especially designed. These attachments are really helpful for various industrial applications.
Slip sheet attachments are another attachment which are used where slip sheets which is a paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard that are used rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull mechanism which clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the load onto a thin platform. Afterwards, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum handling attachments come in many different designs. They are various models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are several smaller versions of a paper roll clamps that go around the roll and also are capable of a full 360 degree rotation. There are other kinds of drum attachments which could pick up various drums all simultaneously.
Another option is tilt control, that 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.