You will find numerous choices and attachments available for lift trucks. Although most attachments are made to be utilized on standard lift trucks, you'll find a few designed to be utilized on reach trucks and VNA. It is vital to note that OSHA needs approval for any kind of attachment that should be approved for use by the specific manufacturer of lift truck.

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

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

Fork pivots makes it possible for the carriage and forks to rotate or pivot. These attachments can be specifically designed for dumping and transporting hoppers. These attachments are really helpful for numerous industrial applications.

The slip sheet attachment is utilized to slip sheets of plastic, or paperboard or a sheet of cardboard that is utilized instead of pallets. The slip sheet attachments utilize a push and pull mechanism 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 attachments come in many shapes and sizes, with several models able to handle 55 gallon drums. There are several smaller versions of a paper roll clamps that go around the roll and also are capable of a full 360 degree rotation. There are other drum attachments that can pick up various drums all simultaneously.

One more 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 rather than being round, the clamping surface is flat.