For lift trucks nowadays, there are many attachment options offered. Most attachments are made to be used on typical lift trucks and are designed to be utilized on reach trucks and VNA. It is important to note that OSHA needs approval for any kind of attachment which must be approved for use by the specific lift truck manufacturer.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard lift truck device. The sideshift apparatus allow for more accurate load placement as well as enables the fork carriage to slide left and right. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the machinery.
Fork positioners are an attachment choice which allows the operator to adjust the distance between the forks from the cab of the truck. This particular attachment is mostly used in high volume operations where there is a huge variety of crate and pallet sizes handled.
The fork pivot allows the forks and carriage to rotate or pivot. Utilized for dumping and transporting hoppers which is specially designed. These attachments are extremely helpful for various industrial applications.
Slip sheet attachments are another attachment which are used 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 handling attachments come in various designs. They are many different models attached 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 types of drum attachments which could pick up a range of drums all at once.
One more option is tilt control, which allows the operator to preset the fork tilt angles. For extensions slide over the forks to help lift and move longer loads. The Carton clamp operates similar to a paper roll clamp except rather than being round, the clamping surface is flat.