You will discover numerous options and attachments available for lift trucks. Although most attachments are made to be utilized on typical lift trucks, there are actually some made to be used on reach trucks and VNA. It is really essential to note that OSHA requires approval for any attachment that should be approved for use by the specific lift truck manufacturer.

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

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

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

The slip sheet attachment is used to slip sheets of paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard which is used 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. Then, 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 versions 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 which can pick up a range of drums all at once.

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 circular, the clamping surface is flat.