For lift trucks these days, there are many attachment options offered. The majority of attachments are manufactured to be used on standard lift trucks and are designed to be utilized on reach trucks and VNA. It is very vital to note that OSHA needs 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 apparatus allow for more accurate load placement as well as allows the fork carriage to slide left and right. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the equipment.
Fork positioners are an attachment option which enables the operator to adjust the distance between the forks from the cab of the truck. This specific attachment is mostly utilized in high volume operations where there is a wide variety of pallet and crate sizes handled.
The fork pivot enables the forks and carriage to rotate or pivot. Utilized for dumping and transporting hoppers which is specially designed. These attachments are really helpful for various industrial applications.
Slip sheet attachments are a different attachment that are utilized where slip sheets that is a paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard which are used rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull device that clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the cargo onto a thin platform. Afterward, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum handling attachments are available in various designs. They are various models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are several smaller types of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also could rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other drum attachments that can pick up various drums all simultaneously.
One more option is tilt control, that 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.