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Figure 13-16.—Drum-handling equipment: (A) Sling; (B) Cradle attachment; (C) Horizontal carry attachment; (D) Vertical carry
attachment.
The tool used to tighten the strapping is capable of
exerting a great amount of force. Therefore you must
be careful not to crush the material. Metal or folded
cardboard corners may be placed under the strapping to
distribute the force over a wider area and help prevent
damage to the cartons or their contents.
DRUM-HANDLING EQUIPMENT
The drum-handling sling is a device for picking up
drums or barrels. It was designed for shipboard loading,
but may be used with a crane for any drum or barrel
handling operation. The sling may be of the chain type
(figure 13-16A), which is a series of chain loops and
sliding hooks. It may also be of the frame type, which
is a steel bar from which a series of sling hooks are
suspended.
Other drum-handling equipment in use includes
several forklift truck attachments capable of handling
filled 55-gallon drums. Four such attachments are
available. The first consists of a series of specially
shaped and spaced forks that cradle the drums to be
handled. (See figure 13- 16 B.) Normally this
attachment is fabricated to handle three filled drums at
one time. The second type of attachment, which is
mounted on the regular truck forks, consists of side rails
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