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Light Duty Drum and Barrel Lifters

Our light-duty drum and barrel lifters are the perfect solution for safe and efficient material handling. Designed to lift and turn barrels and drums without causing any damage, our lifters are ideal for a wide range of applications. With sturdy construction and adjustable grips, our lifters provide reliable handling and reduce the risk of worker injury. Choose from our selection of models and configurations to find the perfect solution for your operation.

These barrel and drum lifters are designed to safely and efficiently lift and turn both barrels and drums without causing any damage to the cargo they carry. They have the ability to perform a wide variety of tasks, including lifting, manoeuvring, pouring and racking drums and barrels weighing up to 800 lbs.

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Hand Operated Transporters | Hand Operated Lift & Rotate | Powered Lift & Turn

Hand Operated Drum Transporters

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Ergonomic
Keg Lifter

This tool is the solution for all of your keg transporting, lifting and loading problems. This piece of material handling equipment is compact and unmatched in its manoeuvrability making it perfect for many businesses.

Standard Weight Limit: 1 Keg
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EasyLift Economy
Drum Transporter

Eliminate strained backs and pinched fingers with the addition of this drum handling unit to your material handling process.




Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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EasyLift Empty
Drum Stacker

Safely lift and move empty drums and stack them easily with this drum stacking unit.





Standard Weight Limit: 100 lbs
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Lift 'N Buddy 2 Powered
Lift Hand Truck

This hand truck makes transporting and lifting items both faster and safer. It is perfect for many different applications including transfering loads onto shelves, workbenches, conveyor belts and processing equipment.

Standard Weight Limit: 200 lbs
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EasyLift CounterBalanced
Drum Transporter

This drum handling unit is deal for placing drums in cabinets or under air piston pumps with its counterweighted system.



Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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EasyLift SL Narrow Aisle
Drum Transporter

This drum handling unit will help you to both optimize your material handling process and reduce the number of injuries which occur within your workplace.


Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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Drum
Spotter

Optimize your material handling process with this drum lifter, which is specially designed to lift and palletize drums of a variety of sizes and materials including fiber drums with clamp-on lids.


Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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Mobile
Lift Karrier

One of the more versatile pieces of drum handling equipment the Mobile Karrier is able to complete a wide variety of different tasks including locking your drum upright, locking your drum horizontally to drain and much more.

Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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Portable
Drum Dumper

These drive portable drum dumpers are designed in order to make life easy, as with the addition of one of these pieces of ergonomic dumping equipment, you will be able to move and dump drums throughout your facility.


Standard Weight Limit: 2000 lbs
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Hand Operated Lift and Rotate Drum Handlers

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Manual Clamp/Forward Rotation Drum Dumpers

These drum handling units are designed in order to allow you to safely and efficiently dispense drums in low level dumping applications.


Standard Weight Limit: 300 lbs
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82A Series Drum Palletizers the Pour

These drum handling units are aptly named 82A Series Drum Palletizers that Pour because of their ability to lift, transport and dispense a drum.


Standard Weight Limit: 600 lbs
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Drum Palletizer with
Geared Tilt

This drum lifter has an innovative V-shaped base, which allows for it to service the corner of a pallet. It has a geared tilt control which can be used in order to dispense the drum.

Standard Weight Limit: 600 lbs
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Omni-Lift
Drum Handling Racker

Optimize your material handling process with this barrel lifter which enables an employee to easily lift, pour and rack your drums and barrels.


Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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MORStak Drum Rackers
611 and 620

Placing drums and barrels on racks is an extremely dangerous job, which is why we designed this drum racker which will enable you to safely lift, move and rack drums.



Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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Hydra-Lift Karrier Drum Handling Unit

Hydra-Lift Karriers are able to handle a variety of different drums and are able to pour drums and barrels up to 244 cm high, making it the perfect drum pourer.



Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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Stainless Steel
Hydra-Lift Karriers

Built out of stainless steel, this drum lifter is designed to lift, move and control the pouring of drums that weigh up to 800 pounds to a pour height of 244 cm.



Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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Vertical Lift Drum Pourers

Designed to lift, tilt and drain drums with practised ease, this piece of drum handling equipment makes it easy to raise and tilt even heavy drums, allowing you to maximize the efficiency of your material handling process.

Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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Powered Lift and Turn Drum Handlers

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19000 EEX D Explosion Proof Barrel Lifter

The 19000 EEX D Series Explosion Proof Lifter combines the flexibility to meet the demands of explosion proof material handling with an ergonomic lifter that allows you to lift, move and pour drums safely.

Standard Weight Limit: 55 Gallon Drums
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12125 Series Forward Tip
Barrel Lifter

Designed for handling steel, fiber and plastic drums this innovative piece drum handling equipment is able to safely and efficiently lift, move and pour drums made of different materials.


Standard Weight Limit: 400 lbs
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Industrial Drum Handling Equipment

These drum handling devices will allow you to rotate drums 360 degrees making this drum handling unit perfect for dispersing the drums contents.



Standard Weight Limit: 500 lbs
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19500S Series Lift-O-Flex
Drum Lifter

With dynamic load handling characteristics designed for heavy loads, this barrel lifter will provide you with the flexibility you need in order to fulfill your material handling lifting needs.


Standard Weight Limit: 525 lbs
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S1 Series
Drum Handling

The S1 Series Line of Drum and Barrel Handling products will increase safety within your facility and assist in the transportation/emptying of heavy drums.



Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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S2 Series
Drum Handling

The S2 Series Line of Drum and Barrel Handling can help you to reduce the risk of injury by ensuring every task is safer and more efficient through assisting in the transportation/emptying of heavy drums.


Standard Weight Limit: 1500 lbs
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S3 Series
Drum Handling

The S3 Series Line of Drum and Barrel Handling Products is an innovative way to lift, move and pour drums and barrels.





Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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MORStak
Drum Racker

The Drum Racker was designed to assist in the process of transporting drums onto and off of racks, pallets, trucks and a variety of other locations. This Piece of drum handling equipment allows the operator to handle drums with precision.

Standard Weight Limit: 800 lbs
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Ergonomic Material Handling

An investment in workplace safety

Cost-effective material handling solutions

Custom engineered systems

Meets or exceeds all OHSA and ANSI safety standards and regulations

Protect employees from workplace injuries and Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD's)

Reduces the potential for costly fines and high insurance premiums

Improved productivity of workforce

Improved quality of work

Increase employee engagement and satisfaction

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