You will discover numerous alternatives and attachments offered for lift trucks. Though the majority of attachments are manufactured to be utilized on standard lift trucks, you'll find some made to be used on reach trucks and VNA. It is vital to note that OSHA requires approval for any type of attachment which should be approved for use by the particular manufacturer of lift truck.

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 right and left. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the machine.

The fork positioner is another attachment choice which enables the operator to adjust the distance between the forks without having to get off of the truck. This specific attachment is mainly used in high volume operations where there is a wide variety of pallet and crate sizes handled.

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

Slip sheet attachments are another attachment that are used where slip sheets which is a paperboard, or plastic 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 cargo onto a thin platform. Afterward, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.

Drum handling attachments come in many different designs. They are many different models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller types of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also can rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other types of drum attachments that are able to pick up a range of drums all at once.

Tilt control is one more option which enables you to preset fork tilt angles. The fork extensions are specialized extensions that slide over the existing forks on the truck so as to help you pick up and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates similar to a paper roll clamp except instead of being circular, the clamping surface is flat.