For lift trucks these days, there are many attachment options offered. Most attachments are manufactured to be utilized on regular forklifts and are made to be used on VNA and reach trucks. It is important to note that OSHA requires approval for any attachment which should be approved for use by the specific lift truck manufacturer.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard forklift equipment. The sideshift device allow for more accurate load placement as well as allows the fork carriage to slide right and left. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the machine.
Fork positioners are an attachment choice which allows the operator to adjust the forks' distance from the cab of the truck. This specific attachment is mostly utilized in high volume operations where there is a wide variety of crate and pallet sizes handled.
The fork pivot enables the forks and carriage to pivot or rotate. Utilized for transporting and dumping hoppers that is specially designed. These attachments are extremely useful for various industrial applications.
Slip sheet attachments are another attachment that are utilized where slip sheets that is plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard that are used rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments utilize a push and pull mechanism which clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the load onto a thin platform. Afterwards, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum handling attachments are available in many different designs. They are various models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller types of a paper roll clamps that go around the roll and also are capable of a full 360 degree rotation. There are other kinds of drum attachments which can pick up various drums all simultaneously.
One more option is tilt control, which enables 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 instead of being round, the clamping surface is flat.