For lift trucks these days, there are many attachment options available. Most attachments are manufactured to be utilized on standard lift trucks and are made to be used on reach trucks and VNA. It is very important to note that OSHA requires approval for any attachment that must be approved for use by the particular producer of lift truck.
The sideshift attachment is considered to be standard forklift equipment. The sideshift apparatus allows the fork carriage to slide right and left as well as allow for more accurate load placement. The sideshift enables the operator to be more versatile with the equipment.
Fork positioners are an attachment option that enables the operator to adjust the distance between the forks from the cab of the truck. This specific attachment is mostly utilized in high volume operations where there is a huge array of pallet and crate sizes handled.
Fork pivots makes it possible for the carriage and forks to pivot and rotate. These attachments could be specially designed for transporting and dumping hoppers. These attachments are very helpful for many industrial applications.
The slip sheet attachment is utilized to slip sheets of paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard that is used instead of pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull device which clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the cargo onto a thin platform. After that, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.
Drum handling attachments come in various designs. They are various models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller types of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also could rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other drum attachments which could pick up various drums all simultaneously.
Another option is tilt control, which enables the operator to preset the fork tilt angles. For extensions slide over the forks to help lift and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except instead of being round, the clamping surface is flat.