There are many alternatives and attachments available for lift trucks. Though the majority of attachments are manufactured to be utilized on standard lift trucks, you'll find a few made to be utilized on VNA and reach trucks. It is very vital to note that OSHA needs approval for any attachment that should be approved for use by the specific lift truck manufacturer.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard forklift equipment. The sideshift apparatus allow for more accurate load placement as well as enables 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 option which enables 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 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 useful for numerous industrial operations.
Slip sheet attachments are another attachment which are utilized where slip sheets which is plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard which are utilized rather than 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. After that, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum attachments come in numerous shapes and sizes, 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 are capable of a full 360 degree rotation. There are other drum attachments which could pick up a variety 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 pick up and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates similar to a paper roll clamp except instead of being round, the clamping surface is flat.