Toyota

For forklifts nowadays, there are many attachment options available. The majority of attachments are made to be utilized on typical forklifts and are made to be used on VNA and reach trucks. It is essential to note that OSHA needs approval for any attachment that must be approved for use by the particular lift truck manufacturer.

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

Fork positioners are an attachment option that allows the operator to adjust the distance between the forks from the cab of the truck. This particular attachment is mainly used in high volume operations where there is a huge range of crate and pallet sizes handled.

The fork pivot allows the carriage and forks to pivot or rotate. Utilized for dumping and transporting hoppers which is especially designed. These attachments are really useful for numerous industrial operations.

Slip sheet attachments are another attachment that 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 utilize 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 are available in many different designs. They are many different models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are several smaller versions of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also could rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other drum attachments that can pick up various drums all at once.

Another option is tilt control, that 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.

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