Our range of fully automatic drum tongs allows drums to be picked up from the overhead vertical position via a forklift truck (yoke required) or slung beneath an overhead crane hook. This makes the ideal drum handler for when drums are inaccessible for lifting from the side

The fully automatic operation of the drum lifting tongs means the whole drum handling operation can be performed without the forklift operator having to leave the seat of the cab. This in turn can help speed up productivity whilst reducing downtime

Our range of fully automatic drum lifting tongs can come supplied with either 500kg lifting capacity or heavy duty 1000kg lifting capacity. They are suitable for either 210 litre steel drums or 210 litre plastic drums

With a mild steel construction, the fully automatic drum lifting tongs are painted in high gloss yellow for added visibility, and like all our forklift attachments, come supplied fully tested and certified for compliance with the latest Health & Safety Regulations

Features:

• Fully automatic in operation so drums can be picked up and released without the truck operator leaving the cab. This increases productivity whilst reducing downtime.
• Single lifting eye on top for forklift truck use or crane use, allowing flexibility through use of different plant machinery
• Lightweight construction allows drum lifter to be easily handled, reducing labour time
• Positive gripping to drum ensures drums can be picked up safely and easily, reducing manual handling costs & increasing Health & Safety
• ‘CE’ marked and supplied with Certificate of Conformity to meet Health & Safety Regulations

If you have a question regarding our Fully Automatic Drum Lifting Tongs please contact us here or call 01773 763546. Make sure to follow us over on Facebook here to keep up-to-date with everything Langley related.

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Our range of semi automatic drum tongs allows drums to be picked up from the overhead vertical position via a forklift truck (yoke required) or slung beneath an overhead crane hook. This makes the ideal drum handler for when drums are inaccessible for lifting from the side.

When the lifting tongs are positioned over the drum, a manual release lever will allow for the drum lifting tongs to locate and lock underneath the lip of the drum. This allows for safe and secure drum lifting. Re-setting of the lever when the drum is positioned back on the ground, allows the drum tongs to unlock and release their grip of the drum.

Our range of lifting tongs can come supplied with either 500kg lifting capacity or heavy duty 1000kg lifting capacity. They suitable for either 210 litre steel drums or 210 litre plastic mauser drums.

With a mild steel construction, the drum lifting tongs are painted in high gloss yellow for added visibility, and like all our forklift attachments, come supplied fully tested and certified for compliance with the latest Health & Safety Regulations.

Drum Lifting Tongs Features:

• Grips drums under the top lip reduces investment as this drum lifter will suit most drums.
• Single lifting eye on top for forklift truck use or crane use, allowing flexibility through use of different plant machinery.
• Lightweight construction allows drum lifter to be easily handled, reducing labour time.
• Positive gripping to drum ensures drums can be picked up safely and easily, reducing manual handling costs & increasing Health & Safety.
• ‘CE’ marked and supplied with Certificate of Conformity to meet Health & Safety Regulations.

If you have a question regarding our Drum Lifting Tongs please contact us here or call 01773 763546. Make sure to follow us over on Facebook here to keep up-to-date with everything Langley related.

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Offering the ability to pick up, rotate and empty contents of drums in a safe, controlled and risk free manor, our crane slung  drum rotators are the perfect solution for carrying out such drum manipulation tasks. Versatile in their use, this particular drum rotator can be used with both a forklift truck or an overhead crane.

With a high quality gear box connected to a crank handle for up to shoulder height rotation, the drum tipper will allow drums to be rotated through 360 degrees with minimal effort.

Designed to suit 210 litre steel drums, the drums are secured in place via two webbing and ratchet straps. This ensures the drums are safe and secure during rotation.

Like all our forklift attachments, the crane slung drum rotator will come fully tested and certified to comply with the latest Health & Safety Regulations.

Crane Slung Drum Rotator Features:

• Fitted with fork pockets for forklift use and a lifting eye for crane use. This offers better utilisation of available plant.
• Crank handle rotation to allow effortless and controlled pouring of drum contents, eliminating risk of over pouring and spillage.
• High quality gearbox to drain drums fully whilst eliminating manual handling and reducing risk of back strain.
• Manually adjustable drum girdle that grips drum firmly, eliminating risk of drum slippage and subsequent damage costs and contents loss.
• Generous size ‘drive in’ fork pockets to allow quick fitting on and off forklift.
• ‘CE’ marked and supplied with Certificate of Conformity for Health & Safety Regulations.

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Offering the ability to pick up, rotate and empty contents of drums in a safe, controlled and risk free manor, our forklift drum rotators are the perfect solution for carrying out such drum manipulation tasks.

With a high quality gear box connected to a crank handle for up to shoulder height rotation, the drum tipper will allow drums to be rotated through 360 degrees with minimal effort.

Designed to suit 210 litre steel drums, the drums are secured in place via two webbing and ratchet straps, thus ensuring drums are safe and secure during the lifting and rotation process.

Large ‘T’ screws ensure the forklift drum rotator is safely fastened to the lift truck forks, and like all our forklift attachments, the drum rotator will come fully tested and certified to comply with the latest Health & Safety Regulations.

Forklift Drum Rotator Features:

• Crank handle rotation to allow effortless and controlled pouring of drum contents, eliminating risk of over pouring and spillage.
• Braced girdle assembly to avoid deformation and ensuring a perfect fit for your drum.
• High quality gearbox to drain drums fully whilst eliminating manual handling and reducing risk of back strain.
• Fitted with a housed flange bearing offering smooth rotation.
• Manually adjustable drum girdle that grips drum firmly, eliminating risk of drum slippage and subsequent damage costs and contents loss.
• Generous size ‘drive in’ fork pockets to allow quick fitting on and off forklift
• Large ‘T’ screw retention to forklift forks to ensure drum rotator is secured to the lift truck safely
• ‘CE’ marked and supplied with Certificate of Conformity for Health & Safety Regulations

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This rim grip forklift drum handler is the drum handler to choose for handing drums packed tightly together. The steel gripping head allows drums to be picked up or set down without spaces between them. This makes it ideal for stuffing or de-stuffing containers.

With a twin gripping head assembly, two drums, steel or plastic, can be handled at the same time, offering speedy and efficient drum handling capabilities.

For thin walled drums, gripping the drum on the lip, as this drum handler does, can also help prevent drum damage and the associated costs.

Suitable for use with both steel and ‘L’ & ‘XL’ ring plastic drums, our rim grip drum handler is supplied with a mild steel frame and a zinc plated head as standard, and like all our forklift attachments, comes fully tested and certified to comply with the latest Health & Safety Regulations.

Twin Forklift Drum Handler Features:

• Suitable for use with 210 litre steel drums and ‘L’ & ‘XL’ ring plastic drums, allows these common drums to be handled with no risk of injury
• Strong ‘Parrot Beak’ gripping mechanism reduces dangerous and costly spillages and drum damage
• Hard steel gripping head for a long service life with low maintenance and operating costs
• Ample sized fork pockets to suit most fork trucks, no need to risk back strain through manual handling
• Rubber lined crutch support to cushion drums during transport
• Fully automatic in operation, reducing time and labour cost
• Freestanding allows quick and easy fitment on and off the forklift with heavy duty zinc plated screw clamps for safe securing
• ‘CE’ marked and supplied with Certificate of Conformity for Health & Safety Regulations

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This rim grip forklift drum handler is the perfect option to choose for handing drums packed tightly together. The steel gripping head allows drums to be picked up or set down without spaces between them making it ideal for stuffing or de-stuffing containers.

For thin walled drums, gripping the drum on the lip, as this drum handler does, can also help prevent drum damage and the associated costs.

Suitable for use with both steel and ‘L’ & ‘XL’ ring plastic drums, our rim grip drum handler is supplied with a mild steel frame and a zinc plated head as standard, and like all our forklift attachments, comes fully tested and certified to comply with the latest Health & Safety Regulations.

Rim Grip Forklift Drum Handler Features:

• Suitable for use with 210 litre steel drums and ‘L’ & ‘XL’ ring plastic drums, allows these common drums to be handled with no risk of injury.
• Strong ‘Parrot Beak’ gripping mechanism reduces dangerous and costly spillages and drum damage.
• Hard steel gripping head for a long service life with low maintenance and operating costs.
• Ample sized fork pockets to suit most fork trucks, no need to risk back strain through manual handling.
• Rubber lined crutch support to cushion drums during transport.
• Fully automatic in operation, reducing time and labour costs.
• Freestanding allows quick and easy fitment on and off the forklift. It has heavy duty zinc plated screw clamps for safe securing.
• ‘CE’ marked and supplied with Certificate of Conformity for Health & Safety Regulations.

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One of our best selling drum grabs, our universal drum handler incorporates a quick-slide-two-position adjustor that allows both steel and ‘L’ & ‘XL’ ring plastic drums to be picked up. Handling these two popular types of drum the universal drum handler is well suited for low to medium movement of drums around the factory or store.

Fully automatic in operation, the drum grab simply locates underneath the ‘rolling hoops’ of the steel drum. Or it grabs underneath the lip of the plastic drum, and tightens its grip once lifting commences. No manual handling of drums is required, thus reducing risk of injury whilst increasing on site Health & Safety.

With heavy duty zinc plated screw clamps for securing the drum handler safely to the lift truck forks, this drum handler is  a simple, low cost yet effective attachment for carrying out your drum handling operations, and like all our forklift attachments, will come fully tested and certified to comply with the latest Health & Safety Regulations.

Forklift Drum Grab Features:

• Suitable for use with 210 litre steel drums and ‘L’ & ‘XL’ ring plastic drums, allows these common drums to be handled with no risk of injury.
• Ample sized fork pockets to suit most fork trucks, no need to risk back strain through manual handling.
• Simple design with few moving parts offering low maintenance and servicing costs.
• Fully automatic in operation, reducing time and labour costs.
• Quick and easy to fit on and off the forklift. It uses a heavy duty zinc plated screw clamps for safe securing to forklift
• ‘CE’ marked and supplied with Certificate of Conformity for Health & Safety Regulations

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Our heavy duty forklift drum handler, designed for steel drums, is ideal for handling drums where the contents have a high mass to volume ratio, such as powders, metals etc.

Fully automatic in operation, the heavy duty drum grabber simply locates underneath the ‘rolling hoops’ of the drum and tightens its grip once lifting commences. No manual handling of drums is required, thus reducing risk of injury whilst increasing on site Health & Safety.

With heavy duty zinc plated screw clamps for securing the drum handler safely to the lift truck forks, and heavy duty construction, this drum handler is  a simple, low cost yet effective attachment for carrying out your drum handling operations, and like all our forklift attachments, will come fully tested and certified to comply with the latest Health & Safety Regulations.

Forklift Drum Handler Features:

• Heavy duty capacity suitable for handling drums with a high mass to volume ratio.
• Suitable for use with 210 litre (45 gallon) steel drums. This allows this common drum to be handled with no risk of injury.
• Ample sized fork pockets to suit most fork trucks, no need to risk back strain through manual handling.
• Simple design with few moving parts offering low maintenance and servicing costs.
• Fully automatic in operation, reducing time and labour costs.
• Quick and easy to fit on and off the forklift. It uses heavy duty zinc plated screw clamps for safe securing to forklift.
• ‘CE’ marked and supplied with Certificate of Conformity for Health & Safety Regulations.

For more information on Forklift Drum Handler please contact us here. Make sure to follow us over on Facebook here to keep up-to-date with everything Langley related.

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