You have many choices and attachments available for lift trucks. Although the majority of attachments are made to be utilized on typical lift trucks, there are actually a few made to be used on VNA and reach trucks. It is essential to note that OSHA requires approval for any kind of attachment that must be approved for use by the specific lift truck manufacturer.

The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard forklift 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 machine.

The fork positioner is a different attachment choice which allows the operator to adjust the distance between the forks without having to get off of the truck. This particular attachment is mainly used in high volume operations where there is a huge array of pallet and crate sizes handled.

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

The slip sheet attachment is utilized to slip sheets of paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard which is utilized instead of 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. Afterward, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.

Drum attachments come in many 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 types of drum attachments that could pick up various drums all at once.

Tilt control is one more option that allows you to preset fork tilt angles. The fork extensions are specialized extensions which slide over the existing forks on the truck in order to help you 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.