Toyota

You will discover numerous alternatives and attachments available for lift trucks. While most attachments are manufactured to be utilized on regular lift trucks, there are a few made to be utilized on reach trucks and VNA. It is very essential to note that OSHA needs approval for any type of attachment that should be approved for use by the particular lift truck manufacturer.

The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard lift truck device. The sideshift apparatus 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 machine.

Fork positioners are an attachment option that allows the operator to adjust the distance between the forks from the cab of the truck. This specific attachment is mainly utilized in high volume operations where there is a wide range of pallet and crate sizes handled.

The fork pivot allows the carriage and forks to pivot or rotate. Utilized for dumping and transporting hoppers which is especially designed. These attachments are very helpful for numerous industrial applications.

The slip sheet attachment is used to slip sheets of paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard that is utilized rather than 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. Afterwards, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.

Drum attachments are available in numerous shapes and sizes, with several models able to handle 55 gallon drums. There are several smaller types of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also are capable of a full 360 degree rotation. There are other drum attachments which are able to pick up a range of drums all at once.

Another option is tilt control, which 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 similar to a paper roll clamp except instead of being circular, the clamping surface is flat.

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Nissan

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Yale

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Doosan

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Hyster

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Clark

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Crown

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Komatsu

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