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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 Rotators
for a 55-gallon
Plastic Drum
310 Series
Tilt-To-Load Drum Rotator

Custom 300 Series
End-Over-End Drum Rotator with 310 style drum holder

201 Series
Portable Drum Roller
with Option POLY-201

5154 Series
Drum Rollers with
Option POLY-1-5154 for single drum models or
Option POLY-2-5154 for double drum models

456 Series
Hydra-Lift Drum Roller with Option POLY-456


Load drum rotator with Morse drum truck
Load upright drum
at floor level

Power Lift drum into rotating position
Power-Lift drum into position for rolling

Drum Roller - Hydra-Lift Drum Rotator
Roll drum to mix contents with Hydra-Lift Drum Roller

Drum Rollers Mix and Blend in your closed drum

Hydra-Lift Drum Rotator - Morse 456 Series Drum Rotators
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

Save your back

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

Load drum rotator with Morse drum truck

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 drum onto drum rotator with Hoist Attachment

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:

Enlcosure for drum roller equipped with safety interlock  

post it noteInstall 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 plastic drum on Hydra-Lift Drum Rotator

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

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

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
Drum
Rotator
Series		 Description Std.
Motor
HP		 Speed Choices
Drum RPM		 Load Capacity
Per Drum in Lb.		 Drum Size Range Approx.
Ship
Weight
Lb.		 Accepts
1-5 Gallon
Idler
Liquid
Load		 Dry
Load **		 at
RPM		 Diameter Length
456 Hydra-Lift
Drum Rotator		 1 Variable 
5 to 20*		 1,000 400
400		 5
20		 6-22.5" Max. 40" 600 YES

* 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.
Hydra-Lift Drum Rotator Models
Model # Motor Style Phase Volts Hz Weight Ship
Weight
456-1-115 TEFC 1 115 60 579 Lb.
(263 kg)		 616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-1-230 TEFC 1 230 60 579 Lb.
(263 kg)		 616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-3-230 TEFC 3 230 60 579 Lb.
(263 kg)		 616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-3-460 TEFC 3 460 60 579 Lb.
(263 kg)		 616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-3-575 TEFC 3 575 60 579 Lb.
(263 kg)		 616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-A Air Motor Air Motor Technical Info 588 Lb.
(267 kg)		 599 Lb.
(272 kg)
456-E1-115 Explosion Proof * 1 115 60 588 Lb.
(267 kg)		 616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-E1-230 Explosion Proof * 1 230 60 586 Lb.
(266 kg)		 635 Lb.
(289 kg)
456-E3-230 Explosion Proof * 3 230 60 586 Lb.
(266 kg)		 616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-E3-460 Explosion Proof * 3 460 60 586 Lb.
(266 kg)		 626 Lb.
(285 kg)
456-E3-575 Explosion Proof * 3 575 60 586 Lb.
(266 kg)		 616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-1-220-50 TEFC 1 220 50 **   616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-3-220-50 TEFC 3 220 50 **   616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-3-380-50 TEFC 3 380 50 **   616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-3-440-50 TEFC 3 440 50 **   616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-E1-220-50 Explosion Proof * 1 220 50 **   616 Lb.
(280 kg)
456-E3-440-50 Explosion Proof * 3 440 50 **   616 Lb.
(280 kg)
* Explosion Proof motors are rated for Class 1 Group D, and for Class 2 Groups F and G.

** On models with 50 Hz motors, expect a 20% reduction in drum RPM.

Last Updated: 07/02/09

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