Drum Rotators / Drum Rollers

Hydra-Lift Drum Rotator

Morse Hydra-Lift Drum Rotators lift and roll your closed drum to mix and blend the contents. The built-in hydraulic system lifts your drum from floor level and places it quickly and easily for rotation.

Drum Roller VIDEO

Load upright drum
at floor level

Power-Lift drum into position for rolling

Roll drum to mix contents with Hydra-Lift Drum Roller

Mix and Blend in Closed Steel Drum

Model 456-3-230 Hydra-Lift Drum Roller

Drum Rotators
Save Time, Labor and Money!

Morse developed the basic concept to provide "hands-off" drum handling and mixing. Enjoy the benefits of easy, ergonomic loading and unloading and eliminate many hazards of manual drum handling.

Benefits of mixing inside closed shipping drums

• Roll drum to remix settled ingredients

• Eliminate transfer, clean-up, and special vessels

• Use separate drum for each batch

• No container to purge between batches

• Nothing to insert into drum to mix

Hydra-Lift Drum Rollers accept a steel drum in upright position. You control the hydraulic tilt to lift an upright drum and place it down on drum rotator wheels. Start and stop drum rotation with a second control. Roll a drum at 5 to 20 RPM until contents are mixed as desired. Then return the drum to vertical to unload.

Drum Rotator Capacity:

• 1,000 Lb. Liquid load

• 400 Lb. Dry load. A shifting dry load exerts greater stress on the drum rotator than the fluid motion of a liquid load.

• Roll steel drum: 6" to 26" diameter, maximum 40" length

Overall dimensions: 67" Long x 37" Wide. See: Dimensional Information.

Available with choice of electric motors. Explosion proof motors available (see chart below).

Available with air motor as model 456-A.

Easy to Load by Hand Truck or Hoist

The ergonomic design of Hydra-Lift Drum Rotators allows you to load an upright drum at floor level.

A drum truck provides a simple means to deliver and remove a drum from your Hydra-Lift Drum Rotator. Model 160 is shown here.

Load an upright drum onto your Hydra-Lift Drum Rotator with a below-hook drum lifter. Model 90 Verti-Karrier shown above.

Can also load and unload Hydra-Lift Drum Rotators with:

• MORSpeed Fork Truck attachments

• Model 81 Drum Spotter

Install all Morse Rotators in accordance with OSHA requirements for enclosure and safety interlock, etc. Drum roller automatically turns off when enclosure door is opened.

For OSHA compliance, see OSHA subpart O.1910.212 "General Requirements for all Machines." Power connections and motor controls must comply with applicable codes.

Options

Option # POLY-456

Option to roll your 55-gallon plastic drum on Hydra-Lift Drum Rotators

• Extra wheels to support a flexible, soft-sided 55-gallon drum which lacks the ribs or roll rings of a steel drum

• End stop prevents a plastic drum from traveling lengthways while being rolled

Option # 1-5-1

Idler Attachment to roll 1 to 5 gallon cylindrical can on a Hydra-Lift Drum Rotator.

• Extends usefulness of your rotator to roll 1 to 5 gallon cylindrical cans

• Comes complete with adjustable spacers and mounts

• Also see 5-Gallon Can Tumblers designed specifically to tumble 1 to 5 gallon cans / pails

* Based on a standard 22.5" diameter 55-gallon drum.
   Fixed speed models will be furnished with 20 RPM unless otherwise shown on the order.

** Dry Load Capacity: A shifting dry load exerts greater stress on the drum rotator than the fluid motion of a liquid load.

*** Half-Full Drum Rating: A partially full drum with unbalanced and shifting load is harder to tilt than a full drum. Half-full rating is an indication of capacity for tilting an unbalanced, bottom-heavy drum.

456 Series Hydra-Lift Drum Rotator Models

* Drum rotator models are also available with 50 Hz motors.

** Explosion Proof motors are rated for Class 1 Group D, and for Class 2 Groups F and G.

Models are also available with 50 Hz motors, however, expect a 20% reduction in drum RPM.

Last Updated: 01/02/09

Drum Rotators - Hydra-Lift Drum Rotator Morse 456 Series. Mix and blend ingredients right inside your closed drum. Drum rotators save time, labor and money!