There are numerous alternatives and attachments offered for lift trucks. While most attachments are made to be used on standard lift trucks, you'll find some designed to be used on reach trucks and VNA. It is very important to note that OSHA requires approval for any type of attachment that should be approved for use by the particular manufacturer of lift truck.

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

The fork positioner is another attachment choice which enables the operator to adjust the forks' distance without having to get off of the truck. This particular attachment is mostly utilized in high volume operations where there is a huge range of pallet and crate sizes handled.

The fork pivot allows the carriage and forks to rotate or pivot. Utilized for dumping and transporting hoppers that is specially designed. These attachments are really helpful for numerous industrial operations.

The slip sheet attachment is utilized to slip sheets of paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard that 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. Afterwards, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.

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

Another option is tilt control, which allows the operator to preset the fork tilt angles. For extensions slide over the forks to help pick up and move longer loads. The Carton clamp operates like a paper roll clamp except rather than being round, the clamping surface is flat.