Fully Automatic Drum Tongs-AU-1

Suitable for remote control, operator can locate and pick up drums from a distance. Highly reliable mechanism has only one moving part ensuring durability.

Fully automatic drum tongs offer fully automatic grip and release. The tongs are simply lowered over the drum with the pads open. The mechanism turns through 90 degrees releasing the pads on contact. On lifting the drum, the tong pads close and grip the chimb (lip) of the drum tightly. When the drum is deposited the mechanism turns through a further 90 degrees, locking the pads open. The tongs can then be lifted clear.