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2500 Lb. Super-Duty Capacity Forklift-Karrier

Models 285XGR and 285XMGR

Super-duty forklift attachment to move and pour a drum up to 2500 Lb. (1134 kg)
converts your fork truck into a drum handler.

This forklift attachment is being used for radioactive clean-up at Fukushima
Model 285XGR forklift drum tipper is being used in Japan to load a special ion-exchange resin into filters to remove radioactive caesium from the seawater in Fukushima.
Forklift
Attachments to
Lift and Pour Drum
Forklift attachment to lift and pour drum - Morse Forklift-Karriers

800 Lb. Capacity
1500 Lb. Capacity
2000 Lb. Capacity
2500 Lb. Capacity
Battery-Power Tilt

Custom 3000 Lb. Capacity
Forklift-Karrier with
NO Tilt

Custom Forklift-Karrier with 3,000 Lb. capacity and no tilt function
Custom Forklift-Karrier with
3,000 Lb. capacity and
with NO tilt function

2500 Lb. Capacity
Super-Duty Forklift-Karrier
with Battery Power Tilt

Custom 2,500 Lb. capacity Forklift-Karrier with battery power tilt
Super-Duty Forklift-Karrier with
battery power drum tilt
and 2,500 Lb. capacity

Extra Heavy-Duty 3-Piece Drum Holder
Super-Duty
3-piece drum holder

 2500 Lb. Extra heavy-duty forklift drum carrier.

Forklift-Karrier Model 285XGR with 2500 Lb. (1134 kg) capacity

Turn drum 360 degrees, in either direction.

Model 285XGR Super-duty forklift attachment with a heavily reinforced 3-piece drum holder and a worm gear speed reducer provide our highest capacity forklift drum carrier.

Model 285XMGR adds spark resistant parts to reduce the possibility of mechanical sparks.

Capacity

  • 2500 Lb. (1134 kg) Full 55-gallon steel drum
  • 1250 Lb. (567 kg) Half-full drum*

Dimensions of Morse Forklift-KarriersRequires 25" between forks, as fork pocket openings are 25" (63.5 cm) apart. Each opening is 2.5" (6.35 cm) high by 6.5" (16.5 cm) wide.

Pull-chain loop allows drum tilt control from the driver's seat of your fork truck with 20' (6.1 m) chain loop providing a 10' (3 m) drop of chain for operator to turn drum.
  Calculation of lost load capacity with forklift attachment
Model # Super-Duty
Forklift-Karriers		 Ship
Weight		 Ship
Dimensions
285XGR Super-Duty Forklift-Karrier with heavily reinforced 3-piece drum holder for 22.5" (57 cm) diameter 55-gallon (208 liter) steel drum, worm gear speed reducer 350 Lb.
(159 kg)		 L45" W33" H23"
(114 x 84 x 58.5 cm)
285XMGR Super-Duty Forklift-Karrier with spark resistant parts, heavily reinforced 3-piece drum holder for 22.5" (57 cm) diameter 55-gallon (208 liter) steel drum, worm gear speed reducer 350 Lb.
(159 kg)		 L45" W33" H23"
(114 x 84 x 58.5 cm)

* Half-Full Drum Rating

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

Last Updated: 01/12/12

Forklift Attachment - 2500 Lb. Super-Duty Forklift Carrier. Morse model 285XGR Forklift-Karrier. Forklift attachment to move and Pour Drum.