MHE Accessories.

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.12

Figure 4-44. Tilt Tray Sorting System.

b. Drum-handling sling.

4-10. MHE Accessories.

The drum-handling sling is a device for picking up

Numerous attachments are made for MHE in order to

drums or barrels.

It was originally designed for

extend their capabilities. The representative sample of

shipboard loading, but can be used with a crane truck

accessories shown herein must only be used as

for any drum or barrel-handling operation. The sling

originally designed and never over the load capacity of

may be of the chain type, which is a series of chain

the basic MHE.

loops and sliding hooks; or it may be of the frame type,

a. Fork extensions. Fork extensions are used to

which is a steel bar from which a series of sling hooks

extend the forks of a forklift truck. The extensions,

are suspended (fig 4-46).

consisting of welded steel arms, can be slipped into

place over the regular forks. The use of fork extensions

will permit the handling of items whose center of gravity

is near to or beyond the end of the forks of the available

forklift truck. Since the use of extensions moves the

center of gravity of the load, it restricts the weight that

can be lifted. This factor must be taken into account

when the extensions are used to handle excessively

large or bulky loads (fig 4-45).

Figure 4-45. Fork extensions.

Figure 4-46. Drum-handling sling.

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