Forklift Attachments for Plastic Drum

Forklift attachments to move and pour a 55-gallon plastic drum or steel drum. Converts your fork truck into a plastic drum handler.

Forklift Attachments to

Lift & Pour Drum

800 Lb. Capacity

1500 Lb. Capacity

2000 Lb. Capacity

2500 Lb. Capacity

For Plastic Drum

Battery-Power Tilt

Drum Holder

HDPS Bracket

Bracket for
55-gallon steel or plastic drum

Forklift Karrier
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Model 285A-HDPS
Forklift Attachment

Model 285A-BP, forklift attachment with battery power tilt, can also be ordered with options to handle a 55-gallon plastic drum.

More info on drum holders for a plastic drum

Recommended MORStop Tilt-Brake option

 

 Drum Holder

Cinch Chain 
Tightener
Animation

Calculation of
Lost Load Capacity

Model 285A-HDPS Fork Mounted Poly Drum Handler has a bracket on the drum holder with an L-shaped foot to support drum from bottom and an adjustable hold-down to trap the drum from the top.

Handle

• 55-gallon (210 liter) plastic or steel drum

• 22.5" diameter steel drum

• 22.5" to 23.25" diameter plastic drum

• A drum from 31" to 39" tall

• Accepts Diameter Adaptors for smaller drums

Capacity

• 900 Lb. (409 kg) Full drum

• 450 Lb. (204 kg) Half-full drum*

Options

Optional Top Rim Clamp (part # 3540-P) shown in place of HDPS Bracket.

Convert your existing model 285A or 285A-HD to handle a 55-gallon plastic drum. See options in chart below.

Top Rim Clamp

Option for rimmed steel or plastic drum

Model 285A with factory installed Top Rim Clamp option

800 Lb.

Model 285A-HD with factory installed Top Rim Clamp option

900 Lb.

Top Rim Clamp for existing model 285A-HDPS

MORStop Tilt-Brake factory installed on new drum handler

Hand crank, MORStop Tilt-Brake and Gear Covers

Hand crank and Gear Covers

Hand wheel and Gear Covers

725APS-P

1427APS-P

745APS -P

1460APS-P

Drum Tilt Control Options

Standard models have a chain wheel and pull chain to turn the drum.

The following options are available in place of the chain wheel.
 

• Option # X01 - Hand crank, MORStop Tilt-Brake and Gear Covers

• Option # X02 - Hand crank and Gear Covers

• Option # X03 - Hand wheel and Gear Covers

* 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: 04/09/08

Forklift-Karrier for Steel or Plastic Drum. Forklift attachment to move and pour a 55-gallon plastic drum or steel drum. Converts your fork truck into a plastic drum handler. Fork Mounted Poly Drum Handler.