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JESTERLIFTCANADA · INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
JL-DG Series · Drum Handlers

Forklift Drum Grab.

Turn your forklift into a drum handler. Move one to four 55-gallon drums at once — automatic eagle-grip lock, fork-pocket mounting, no electrical connection required. Nearly half what the brand catalog charges.

Jesterlift JL-DG forklift drum grab — three-quarter view showing eagle-grip claw arms and fork pockets Jesterlift JL-DG forklift drum grab — side profile showing carriage backrest and claw arm mechanism 3/4 view CE · 1–4 DRUMS · AUTO-GRIP LOCK
Four drum counts. One attachment platform.

Pick how many drums you move at once. The grip mechanism is the same on all four.

Brand catalog list $1,365
$719
● −47% ($646) vs branded
FOB Toronto · in stock · ships in 3–5 business days
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●CE Certified ●1–4 Drums ●Auto Eagle-Grip Lock ●Fork-Pocket Mount ●Steel / Plastic / Fibre ●No Electrical Required
02 · Overview

Slip it onto the forks. It grabs the drums automatically.

The JL-DG is a forklift drum grab attachment that mounts to a standard forklift carriage via fork pockets — no hydraulic hoses, no electrical connections, no installation beyond sliding it onto the forks. Drive toward a drum, lower the attachment over it, and the eagle-grip auto-lock mechanism closes and holds. Lift, transport, set down, release. Repeat.

Four models cover every scale of drum operation. The DG360A handles a single 55-gallon drum at 360 kg. The DG720A moves two at once at 720 kg. The DG1080A handles three at 1,080 kg. The DG1440A moves a four-drum row at 1,440 kg — a full pallet's worth of drums in a single forklift cycle. All four use the same automatic grip-lock mechanism; the difference is frame width and the number of grip heads.

The auto-lock mechanism

The eagle-grip claw design engages automatically as the attachment is lowered over the drum — no manual latching, no lever to pull, no second person confirming the grip is set. The lock maintains grip over rough floor surfaces and during transport across standard warehouse floors. The grip releases when the drum is set down and the attachment lifts away.

Compatible drums

Steel, plastic and fibre drums are all compatible. The fork opening ranges from 500 to 830 mm depending on the model, which covers standard 55-gallon drums. Single and double-drum models use 750 × 150 × 55 mm fork pockets; triple and quad models use 900 × 150 × 55 mm.

03 · Technical specifications

Every published number. Nothing invented.

Specs verified against the Nu-Lift DG360 series factory data sheets. Rows omitted where factory data was not available.

Specification JL-DG 360A JL-DG 720A JL-DG 1080A JL-DG 1440A
Drums per lift 1 2 3 4
Rated capacity 360 kg 720 kg 1,080 kg 1,440 kg
Overall dimensions (L × W × H) 930 × 670 × 850 mm 930 × 910 × 850 mm 1,520 × 1,080 × 850 mm 2,140 × 1,080 × 850 mm
Net weight 45 kg 62 kg 98 kg 126 kg
Fork pocket size 750 × 150 × 55 mm 900 × 150 × 55 mm
Fork opening range 500 mm 590 mm 830 mm 830 mm
Shared across JL-DG 360A / 720A / 1080A / 1440A
Grip mechanism Automatic eagle-grip lock — engages on contact, holds under transport
Compatible drum types Steel, plastic, fibre — standard 55-gallon (Ø572 mm)
Mounting Fork-pocket — no electrical or hydraulic connection required
Frame Welded steel weldment · powder-coated safety yellow
Certification CE · EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
Origin Manufactured in China · QC'd & shipped from Toronto, Ontario

All specs verified against Nu-Lift DG360 series factory data. Fork pocket sizes differ between single/double and triple/quad models — confirm fork carriage compatibility before ordering the 1080A or 1440A.

04 · Built for forklift drum operations

Six reasons the JL-DG gets drums moved faster and without improvising.

Most warehouses move 55-gallon drums with a rented forklift and improvised cradling that fails half the time. This is the attachment that stops the improvising.

Automatic eagle-grip lock

No manual latching. The grip closes as the attachment lowers over the drum. One operator, one forklift, one cycle — the grip is set before you lift.

No installation beyond the forks

Fork-pocket mounting means no hydraulic hoses to connect, no electrical wiring, no carriage modification. Slide it onto the forks and it's ready. Slide it off when you don't need it.

One to four drums per cycle

The four-model range lets you match throughput to your actual drum volume. The single-drum DG360A for tight aisles; the four-drum DG1440A for moving a full pallet row in one forklift pass.

Steel, plastic and fibre drums

All three drum materials are compatible. The same attachment that handles your steel chemical drums handles the plastic ingredient drums and the fibre export drums without a swap-out.

Grip holds over rough surfaces

The eagle-grip mechanism is designed to maintain lock over rough floor surfaces and loading dock plates — not just in the smooth-floor warehouse scenario most attachments are tested in.

360 kg per grip head

Every grip head in the series is rated at 360 kg per drum — the multi-drum models scale the total capacity by adding heads, not by downgrading the per-drum rating. Each drum is held by a full-rated clamp.

05 · QC pack

Paperwork in the crate. No follow-up tickets.

Every JL-DG ships with the documentation a safety officer or procurement team asks for, packed in the crate with the unit.

  • ✓CE Declaration of ConformityEU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC
  • ✓Operator's manualMounting, daily use, load limits, compatible drum types · printed + PDF
  • ✓Maintenance schedule30 / 90 / 365-day inspection checklists — grip mechanism and weldment
  • ✓Spare parts listGrip claws, locking springs, fork-pocket wear pads
  • ✓Pre-shipment QC inspection sheetLoad test + grip function test signed at QC bench

What you don't need to ask for

CE Conformity Machinery Directive QC Sign-off Spare Parts List Load Test Record Operator Manual
Documentation rides in the crate with the unit. If your facility needs the CE paperwork before delivery, ask at order — we'll PDF it.
06 · Price comparison

Same forklift drum grab. Nearly half the brand price.

The branded drum grab attachments at catalog price use the same forged-steel claws and fork-pocket mounting as ours. The premium funds the brand licensing and the distributor chain — not the engineering.

Model Brand catalog list Jesterlift Savings
JL-DG 360A — single-drum grab, 360 kg $1,365 $719 −47% ($646)
JL-DG 720A — double-drum grab, 720 kg $2,190 $1,149 −48% ($1,041)
JL-DG 1080A — triple-drum grab, 1,080 kg $3,290 $1,729 −47% ($1,561)
JL-DG 1440A — quad-drum grab, 1,440 kg $4,390 $2,299 −48% ($2,091)

Prices in CAD · CE certified · QC pack included · FOB Toronto. Brand catalog list = published CAD MSRP from major North American material handling distributors at time of writing.

A forklift drum grab that locks automatically and handles four drums at once shouldn't cost $4,400 because there's a brand name on the claws.

Same forged-steel eagle-grip mechanism. Same fork-pocket mounting. Same 360 kg per drum rating. We publish the number the rest of the industry hides behind a distributor quote — because the quote wall never protected the product.

Single drum from $1,365?
Pay $719.

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Tell us how many drums you move. We'll send the price.

No portal, no sales gate. Send your drum count, drum type and forklift carriage size — we'll come back with a published price, lead time and the QC pack contents, usually within one business day.

Jesterlift Inc. · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Email [email protected]
Lead time 3–5 business days · FOB Toronto
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