There are many options and attachments available for lift trucks. Although the majority of attachments are made to be utilized on standard lift trucks, you'll find a few made to be used on VNA and reach trucks. It is really important to note that OSHA requires approval for any kind of attachment that should be approved for use by the specific manufacturer of lift truck.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard forklift device. The sideshift apparatus allow for more accurate load positioning as well as allows 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 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 huge array of pallet and crate sizes handled.
The fork pivot enables the carriage and forks to rotate or pivot. Used for transporting and dumping hoppers which is especially designed. These attachments are extremely helpful for various 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 device that clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the load onto a thin platform. After that, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum handling attachments are available in various designs. They are many different models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller versions of a paper roll clamps that go around the roll and also can rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other drum attachments which could pick up various drums all at once.
Another option is tilt control, which 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 similar to a paper roll clamp except instead of being circular, the clamping surface is flat.