You will find many choices and attachments offered for lift trucks. Though the majority of attachments are manufactured to be utilized on regular lift trucks, there are actually some designed to be used on reach trucks and VNA. It is important to note that OSHA requires approval for any kind of attachment that must be approved for use by the particular producer of lift truck.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard forklift equipment. The sideshift apparatus allow for more accurate load positioning as well as allows the fork carriage to slide left and right. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the equipment.
Fork positioners are an attachment option which enables the operator to adjust the forks' distance from the cab of the truck. This particular attachment is mostly used in high volume operations where there is a wide array of pallet and crate sizes handled.
Fork pivots makes it possible for the carriage and forks to pivot and rotate. These attachments could be specifically designed for dumping and transporting hoppers. These attachments are really helpful for many industrial applications.
Slip sheet attachments are a different attachment that are used where slip sheets that is a paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard that are used instead of 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. Afterward, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum attachments come in many sizes and shapes, with some models able to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller versions of a paper roll clamps that go around the roll and also could rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other types of drum attachments that are able to pick up various drums all at once.
Tilt control is another option which allows you to preset fork tilt angles. The fork extensions are specialized extensions that slide over the existing forks on the truck so as to help you pick up and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except instead of being round, the clamping surface is flat.