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For lift trucks nowadays, there are many attachment options available. The majority of attachments are manufactured to be used on typical lift trucks and are designed to be used on reach trucks and VNA. It is essential to note that OSHA needs approval for any kind of attachment that should be approved for use by the particular lift truck manufacturer.

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

The fork positioner is another attachment option which enables the operator to adjust the distance between the forks without having to get off of the truck. This specific attachment is mainly used in high volume operations where there is a huge range of pallet and crate sizes handled.

The fork pivot enables the carriage and forks to rotate or pivot. Used for dumping and transporting hoppers that is specially designed. These attachments are very helpful for various industrial operations.

Slip sheet attachments are another attachment which are utilized where slip sheets that is a paperboard, or plastic or a sheet of cardboard that are used rather than pallets. The slip sheet attachments utilize a push and pull mechanism that clamps onto the slip sheet and pulls the load onto a thin platform. Then, the load is pushed off the platform when the truck reaches the destination.

Drum handling attachments are available in various designs. They are various models attached to handle 55 gallon drums. There are some smaller types of a paper roll clamps which go around the roll and also are capable of a full 360 degree rotation. There are other types of drum attachments which are able to pick up a variety of drums all simultaneously.

One more option is tilt control, that 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 similar to a paper roll clamp except instead of being circular, the clamping surface is flat.

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