285A-HD

Model 285A-HD Heavy-Duty Forklift Attachment to more safely lift, move and pour a drum

285A-HD Lift and Pour Drum with Forklift
285A-HD Lift and Pour Drum with Forklift

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285 Forklift-Karriers

Model 285A-HD Forklift Drum Handler to lift, move and pour a drum

Model 285A-HD heavy duty forklift drum handler

Secure drum with cinch chain and ratchet

MORCINCH Drum Holder automatically adjusts for 22" to 23.5" (56 to 59.7 cm) diameter drum

Model 285A-HD Heavy-Duty Forklift Karrier

Requires 25" between forks, as fork pocket openings are 25" (63.5 cm) apart. Each opening is 2.5" (6.35 cm) high by 6.5" (16.5 cm) wide.

Bracket Assembly Kit 4556-P shown installed on model 285A-HD. The Bracket prevents a RIMLESS plastic drum from slipping length-ways.

Diameter Adapter 55/30-16 for a 15.5" to 16" (39.4 to 40.6 cm) diameter drum shown inserted into drum holder of model 285A-HD

285A-HD Lift and Pour Drum with Forklift video
285a video

Some items have Special Edition Morse 100th Anniversary *GOLD* Finish.

Heavy-Duty Forklift-Karrier to lift and pour a drum with your forklift. MORCINCH Drum Holder automatically adjusts for 22" to 23.5" (56 to 59.7 cm) diameter drum. Has pull chain to turn drum.

285A-HD

Specific to model 285A-HD...

Model 285A-HD has pull chain manual drum tilt control to rotate drum 360^o forward and back to dispense into vat, hopper or mixer
MORCINCH^TM Drum Handling System
- Drum Holder Automatically adjusts for 22" to 23.5" (56 to 59.7 cm) diameter drum
- Install correct MORCINCH^TM Kit to handle plastic or fiber drum
- Insert correct size Diameter Adapter for each smaller drum
We recommend the MORStop^TM Tilt-Brake Option to automatically hold drum tilt angle, until operator turns it

All Forklift Attachments to Lift and Pour Drum...

SAFETY-CONSCIOUS Forklift Drum Handlers Eliminate DANGEROUS bare fork drum handling
Use Morse Forklift-Karriers to Lift, Move and Pour a drum with your forklift
Easy to mount forklift drum attachments onto forks
Require 25" (63.5 cm) between forks

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General

Full Capacity	1500 Lb. (681 kg)
Half-full Capacity	800 Lb. (363.2 kg) Half-full capacity is an indication of the capacity for an unbalanced, bottom-heavy drum. A partially full drum with an unbalanced and shifting load is harder to tilt than a full drum.

Shipping dimensions

Ship length	42" (106.68 cm)
Ship width	34" (86.36 cm)
Ship height	23" (58.42 cm)
Ship weight	174 Lb. (78.996 kg)
Ship class	70

4-digit serial numbers are simply the month & year of manufacture.
Example: 1120 is November 2020

Spec Sheet

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Serial range

285A-HD, 285AM-HD & 285A-HDSS Forklift-Karriers

Current

Certificate of Compliance

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285A-HD Certificate of Compliance

Current

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CE Declaration of Conformity - 285
Operators Manuals and Parts Diagrams

400000 - Current

Forklift-Karrier
Operators Manual and Parts Diagram

1214 - Current

0613 - 1114

1210 - 0513

0209 - 1110

0793 - 0109

Chain Wheel Kit
Parts Diagram

0793 - Current

Forklift-Karrier
Parts Diagram

0487 - 0693

1184 - 0387

0981 - 1084

0000 - 0881

MORCINCH Drum Holder
Parts Diagram

1210 - 0513

0209 - 1110

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RP285-06 Recommended Spare Parts Kit for 285A-HD
Recommended Spare Parts Kit

0793 - 0109

RP285-06.01 Recommended Spare Parts Kit for 285A-HD
Recommended Spare Parts Kit

0209 - Current

	55/30-14.5 Diameter Adapter for 14" to 14.5" (35.6 to 36.8 cm) diameter drum.IMPORTANT: Measure outside diameter half-way down drum, where adapter will engage.
	55/30-16 Diameter Adapter for 15.5" to 16" (39.4 to 40.6 cm) diameter drum.IMPORTANT: Measure outside diameter half-way down drum, where adapter will engage.
	55/30-17.5 Diameter Adapter for 17" to 17.5" (43.2 to 44.5 cm) diameter drum.IMPORTANT: Measure outside diameter half-way down drum, where adapter will engage.
	55/30-19 Diameter Adapter for 18.5" to 19" (47 to 48.3 cm) diameter drum.IMPORTANT: Measure outside diameter half-way down drum, where adapter will engage.
	55/30-20.5 Diameter Adapter for 20" to 20.5" (50.8 to 52.1 cm) diameter drum.IMPORTANT: Measure outside diameter half-way down drum, where adapter will engage.
	55/30-22 Diameter Adapter for 21.5" to 22" (54.6 to 55.9 cm) diameter drum.IMPORTANT: Measure outside diameter half-way down drum, where adapter will engage.
	2836X-P Fully Enclosed Crate for export of 1 of 285 or 285HD Series. Crate is heat treated and certified IPPC compliant.
	3900I-P OPTION: Factory Installed MORStop Tilt-Brake on NEW manual tilt drum handler. Auto holds drum tilt angle until you move it.
	4556-P Kit: Bracket to prevent plastic or fiber drum from slipping length-ways
	X02-285 OPTION: Factory Installed 9" hand crank on NEW model 285A, 285G, 285A-HD or 285G-HD. Replaces pull chain drum tilt control.
	X03-285 OPTION: Factory Installed 16" diameter hand wheel on NEW model 285A, 285G, 285A-HD OR 285G-HD. Replaces pull chain drum tilt control.
	55/30-32G Diameter Adapter for 32-Gallon (121 liter) Rubbermaid Brute Model 2632. Engages under handles of Rubbermaid Brute. Has integrated top brackets to prevent Brute from slipping when tilted.
	55/30-44G Diameter Adapter for 44-Gallon (167 liter) Rubbermaid Brute Model 2643. Engages under handles of Rubbermaid Brute. Has integrated top brackets to prevent Brute from slipping when tilted.
	2162KIT-P Kit: Safety Chain Anchor for 285 Series. Customer to bolt on or weld to cross tube of Forklift-Karrier.
	4556C-P Kit: Bracket for use with Drum Cone attached to drum. Prevents drum from slipping length-ways.
	4560B-P KIT: MORCINCH Top Rim Clamp to prevent a RIMMED plastic or fiber drum from slipping
	4904I-P OPTION: Factory Installed 1/4" Thick Neoprene Liner on NEW 5000-P MORCINCH drum holder
	5115I-P OPTION: Factory Installed 2" x 3' (5 x 91 cm) Web Strap and Ratchet on NEW MORCINCH Drum Holder. Replaces cinch chain around drum. NOT for spark resistant model.
	6388-P Adapter for use with 4556-P Bracket Assembly in order to handle 55 gallon Rubbermaid Brute 2655

California Proposition 65 Information

WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including barium sulfate, cobalt, titanium dioxide, and 2-methylimidazole, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, and bisphenol-A, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.

For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

Popular Options

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4556-P

Kit: Bracket to prevent plastic or fiber drum from slipping length-ways

3900I-P

OPTION: Factory Installed MORStop Tilt-Brake on NEW manual tilt drum handler. Auto holds drum tilt angle until you move it.

4560B-P

KIT: MORCINCH Top Rim Clamp to prevent a RIMMED plastic or fiber drum from slipping

55/30-19

Diameter Adapter for 18.5" to 19" (47 to 48.3 cm) diameter drum.
IMPORTANT: Measure outside diameter half-way down drum, where adapter will engage.

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Recomended Spare Parts Kits

RP285-06.01

Optional Kit: Recommended Spare Parts for model 285A-HD with serial number 0209 to ____. (Click image for list of parts)