You have numerous alternatives and attachments available for lift trucks. Although the majority of attachments are manufactured to be used on standard lift trucks, there are a few made to be utilized on reach trucks and VNA. It is vital to note that OSHA requires approval for any attachment which must be approved for use by the specific manufacturer of lift truck.

The most essential common attachment is the sideshift and is considered to be standard equipment. The sideshift device allow for more accurate load placement as well as enables the fork carriage to slide left and right. The sideshift allows the operator to be more versatile with the equipment.

Fork positioners are an attachment option which enables the operator to adjust the forks' distance from the cab of the truck. This specific attachment is mostly utilized in high volume operations where there is a huge range of pallet and crate sizes handled.

Fork pivots makes it possible for the carriage and forks to rotate or pivot. These attachments can be specially designed for transporting and dumping hoppers. These attachments are extremely helpful for numerous industrial applications.

The slip sheet attachment is used to slip sheets of paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard which is used rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments use a push and pull device which clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the load onto a thin platform. Afterward, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.

Drum attachments come in many shapes and sizes, with some models able to handle 55 gallon drums. There are several smaller versions of a paper roll clamps that go around the roll and also could rotate a full 360 degrees. There are other kinds of drum attachments that could pick up a range of drums all simultaneously.

Tilt control is another option that allows you to preset fork tilt angles. The fork extensions are specialized extensions that slide over the existing forks on the truck so as to help you lift and transport longer loads. The Carton clamp operates similar to a paper roll clamp except instead of being round, the clamping surface is flat.