Heavy Duty Drum Lifters

Morse Heavy-Duty Drum Lifter for use on your hoist hook or fork mounted hook. Forged hooks are shaped to engage the rims at opposite ends of the drum. Chain, links, and lifting rings are combined with heavy-duty steel rod and welded eyes to provide a heavy duty assembly.

Model 42 has a pair of alloy steel lifting rings for two modes of lifting.

• Open top and tight head 55-gallon steel drums (208 liter steel drums)
• Capacity: 2,000 Lb. (907 kg)

Domestic ship weight: 9 Lb. (4 kg) Domestic ship dimensions: L31" W5" H4" (79 x 13 x 10 cm)

1. Horizontal Mode

• Use lifting ring connected to rod and chain at middle of assembly
• Lift horizontal drum without changing its horizontal orientation

2. Off-Vertical Mode enables upending and downending drum

• Use lifting ring on outer end of alloy chain
• Lift horizontal drum and have it hang off-vertical
• Lift vertical drum by placing rod end hook under bottom rim of drum. As upright drum leaves floor it tilts to off-vertical position.
• Lower drum until its bottom corner meets floor, then guide drum to settle upright or allow it to tilt down to horizontal

• Model 42 alloy chain, links and lifting rings; steel rod; welded eyes
• Model 42-G is the same style drum lifter with hot dip galvanized finish.