Toyota

For lift trucks today, there are many attachment options available. Most attachments are made to be used on typical lift trucks and are designed to be used on VNA and reach trucks. It is really vital to note that OSHA needs approval for any attachment which should be approved for use by the particular lift truck manufacturer.

The most essential common attachment is the sideshift and is considered to be standard device. The sideshift device allow for more accurate load placement as well as allows the fork carriage to slide right and left. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the equipment.

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

The fork pivot enables the forks and carriage to rotate or pivot. Used for transporting and dumping 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 utilized instead of pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull device that 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 attachments come in numerous sizes and shapes, with several models able to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller types of a paper roll clamps that go around the roll and also could rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other drum attachments that could pick up various drums all simultaneously.

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 like a paper roll clamp except instead of being round, the clamping surface is flat.

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