Toyota

For lift trucks nowadays, there are numerous attachment options available. Most attachments are manufactured to be utilized on typical forklifts and are designed to be used on reach trucks and VNA. It is important to note that OSHA needs approval for any attachment which should be approved for use by the particular lift truck manufacturer.

The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard lift truck device. The sideshift device enables the fork carriage to slide right and left as well as allow for more accurate load positioning. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the equipment.

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

The fork pivot allows the forks and carriage to pivot or rotate. Used for transporting and dumping hoppers that is specially designed. These attachments are very helpful for many industrial applications.

The slip sheet attachment is used to slip sheets of plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard which is 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 are available 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 can rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other kinds of drum attachments that 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 instead of being circular, the clamping surface is flat.

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