285A-HDSS
Stainless Steel Heavy Duty Forklift Karrier to lift and pour a 55-gallon steel drum.
285A-HDSS
- Frame is made of bead blast finished type 304 stainless steel
- Welds are NOT ground smooth or polished
- Some parts are NOT stainless, such as ratchet, pawl, chain wheel and pull chain
- Gears are NOT stainless, but are covered with guards
- Model 285A-HDSS has pull chain manual drum tilt control to rotate drum 360o forward and back to dispense into vat, hopper or mixer
- MORCINCHTM Drum Handling System
- Drum Holder Automatically adjusts for 22" to 23.5" (56 to 59.7 cm) diameter drum
- Install correct MORCINCHTM Kit to handle plastic or fiber drum
- Insert correct size Diameter Adapter for each smaller drum
- We recommend the
MORStopTM Tilt-Brake Option to automatically hold drum tilt angle, until operator turns it
- 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
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 |
Example: 1120 is November 2020
Certificate of Compliance
Operators Manuals and Parts Diagrams
Operators Manual and Parts Diagram
Parts Diagram
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55/30SS-14.5 Stainless Steel 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. |
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55/30SS-16 Stainless Steel 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. |
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55/30SS-17.5 Stainless Steel 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. |
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55/30SS-19 Stainless Steel 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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55/30SS-20.5 Stainless Steel 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. |
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55/30SS-22 Stainless Steel 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. |
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2836X-P Fully Enclosed Crate for export of 1 of 285 or 285HD Series. Crate is heat treated and certified IPPC compliant. |
X02-285HDSS OPTION: Factory Installed 9" hand crank on NEW model 285A-HDSS. Replaces pull chain drum tilt control. |
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X03-285HDSS OPTION: Factory Installed 16" diameter stainless steel hand wheel on NEW model 285A-HDSS. Replaces pull chain drum tilt control. |
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55/30SS-32G Stainless Steel 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. |
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55/30SS-44G Stainless Steel 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. |
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3900SSI-P OPTION: Factory Installed MORStop Tilt-Brake with Stainless Steel Casing on NEW manual tilt model. Auto holds drum tilt angle until you move it. |
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4556SS-P Kit: Bracket to prevent plastic or fiber drum from slipping length-ways. Made of Bead Blast Stainless Steel. |
4560BSS-P KIT: Stainless steel MORCINCH top rim clamp to prevent a rimmed plastic or fibre drum from slipping. Adjust for rimmed 30 to 55gal drum. |
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5115ssi-p OPTION: Factory Installed 2" x 3' (5 x 91 cm) Web Strap and Stainless Steel Ratchet on NEW Stainless Steel MORCINCH Drum Holder. Replaces standard cinch chain around drum. |
5597SSI-P OPTION: Factory installed stainless steel ratchet and pawl on NEW stainless steel MORCINCH drum holder |
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6388SS-P STAINLESS STEEL ADAPTER FOR USE WITH 4556SS-P BRACKET ASSEMBLY IN ORDER TO HANDLE 55 GALLON RUBBERMAID MODEL 2655 |
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