Morse® 160 Series 4 Wheel Drum Trucks / Barrel Handling Trucks

Ergonomic Drum Trucks to move and dispense a heavy drum with ease.
4 Wheel Drum Trucks / Barrel Handling Trucks
Ergonomic Drum Trucks to move and dispense a heavy drum with ease.

Morse 4 wheel drum hand trucks

For a good reason, model 160 4-Wheel Industrial Drum Truck is our best-selling drum truck. The innovative design provides extra safety, ease of use, and versatility.

With this ergonomic drum truck, you can load and unload a heavy drum with ease and move a drum quickly and easily in narrow aisles while keeping your hands protected inside the U-shaped Knuckle Saving Handle. Even pour a drum into a 5-gallon (20 liters) pail. The four wheels fully support the drum’s weight, so maneuvering is easy, it turns on a dime, and you don’t have to support or balance the load.

Stainless Steel Drum Trucks

Model 160-SS with polyolefin wheels mounted inside the frame.
Model 160-WP-SS for rough terrain has rubber tires mounted outside the frame.

Made of finished type 304 stainless steel, these drum trucks are corrosion resistant and have no paint to wear or chip off.

The innovative design of this stainless steel barrel hand truck provides extra safety, ease of use, and versatility.

Optional Clamp-On Strap assists in breaking your drum over onto stainless steel drum truck
Strap assists in breaking your drum over onto the stainless steel barrel truck

Stainless steel barrel truck is shown with Optional Clamp-On Strap for rimless plastic drum

Morse Series 82A Drum Palletizers that pour

Morse Drum Palletizers allow you to move drums on and off shipping pallets, spill containment pallets, and drum dollies. The V-shaped base is designed so you can raise and place a drum at the corners of a pallet. Manually tilt drum to pour at up to 26″ (66 cm) high without the safety risks of manhandling heavy drums. You can rotate your drum 360 degrees end-over-end. Lock drum at horizontal to dispense, or lock drum upright to prevent spills while transporting.

Models are available with ergonomic power-lift to raise your drum with AC, DC or Air power-lift

Lift, transport, pour and palletize drum

Drum palletizers that pour handle a 22.5″ to 23.5″ (57.2 to 59.7 cm) diameter drum

• Lift upright drum up to 20″ (50.8 cm) above floor.
• Maximum dispensing height: 26″ (66 cm) with horizontal drum
• 55-Gallon (210 liter) steel drum in horizontal position reaches 18.5″ (47 cm) beyond the wheels of the V-shaped base
• Place or retrieve a drum at the corner of pallets
• Straddle a pallet up to 41″ (104 cm) wide and 7″ (17.8 cm) tall
• Capacity: 600 Lb. (272 kg)

Effort to Tilt Drum
Effort required to tilt drum depends on several factors. A balanced 600 Lb. (272 kg) drum will pivot on the fulcrum far easier than a bottom heavy unbalanced drum of the same weight

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Options and Accessories
ME-4560-P
Top Rim Clamp for your 55-Gallon Rimmed Plastic or Fiber Drum.
The 4560-P Top Rim Clamp holds the drum at a fixed point under the top drum lip, and allows rotating a drum that is up to 36″ tall. See: swing clearance drawing.

ME-4556-P
Bracket Assembly for Rimless Plastic Drum, and recommended to more securely handle Fiber Drum.
The 4556-P Bracket holds the drum at a fixed point under the bottom of the drum. The 4556-P can be used with a drum from 31″ to 39″ tall.

ME-55/30 Series
Diameter Adapters for your smaller drums

ME-4724-P
Kit to permanently convert 82A to 82H Drum Palletizer / Mover

Morse® Drum Spotter – Drum Palletizer – Model 81, 81M and 81-SS

Model # 81 Drum Spotter
Model # 81M Drum Spotter with Spark Resistant Parts
Model # 81-SS Stainless Steel Drum Spotter. Move drum to and from pallets

This innovative drum handler is designed to easily move a rimmed 55-gallon drum (210-liter drum) onto and off pallets up to 6″ high. Watch the video to see this ergonomic, simple-to-use, economical way to transport drums around your facility.

Simple to operate

1. Roll the Drum Spotter / Drum Palletizer to your drum
2. Lift handle, so hooks engage below the drum rim
3. Lower handle to raise drum. Length of the handle provides leverage to lift heavy drums.
4. Once the drum is raised, ratchets maintain handle position
5. The drum stays upright to wheel away
6. The base has a built-in counterweight for stability
7. Transport drum to place on pallet or floor
8. Moves easily on
   • [2] 6″ (15 cm) polyolefin wheels at the front
   • [2] 4″ (10 cm) rear swivel casters for easy steering
9. Capacity: 800 Lb. (363 kg)

Designed for use with a RIMMED plastic, steel or fiber drum

• 22″ to 23.5″ (56 to 60 cm) in diameter UNDER the drum rim
• 34″ to 36″ (86 to 92 cm) tall
• Closed 55-gallon (210 liters) steel tight-head or removable top drum
• Many popular 55-gallon plastic drums
• Many fiber drums with clamp-on lids
• Maximum pallet height: 6″ (15 cm)

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Morse 82A-GT Series

Drum Palletizers with Geared Tilt to control drum pouring
Hand Crank Geared Tilt makes it easy to pour a drum

Move, palletize and pour a plastic, steel or fiber drum with the Morse Drum Palletizer and Pourers. An ergonomic and safety conscious way to dispense a drum at up to 26″ (66 cm) high. Eliminates the safety risks of manhandling heavy drums. The Geared Tilt feature allows you to control drum rotation 360 degrees end-over-end in either direction.

Morse Drum Palletizers allow you to move drums on and off shipping pallets, spill containment pallets and drum dollies. The V-shaped base is designed so you can raise and place a drum at the corners of a pallet, or straddle a pallet up to 41″ (107 cm) wide and 7″ (17.8 cm) tall.

We recommend the MORStop Tilt-Brake (Option # 3900i-P) factory installed to automatically lock and hold the drum tilt angle, until you turn the hand crank again.

Handle Various Drums

• 22″ to 23.5″ (55.9 to 59.7 cm) diameter drum
• Capacity: 600 Lb. (272 kg)

Options to Handle other drums

• Top Rim Clamp Option (# 4560-P) for a 55-Gallon (210 liter) Rimmed Plastic or Fiber Drum.
• Bracket Assembly Option (# 4556-P) Required for a Rimless Plastic Drum, and recommended to more securely handle Fiber Drum.
• Diameter Adaptors for various smaller drums.

Capabilities of drum palletizers

• Lift upright drum up to 20″ (50.8 cm) above floor.
• Maximum dispensing height: 26″ (66 cm) with horizontal drum
• 55-Gallon (210 liter) steel drum in horizontal position reaches 18.5″ (47 cm) beyond the wheels of the V-shaped base
• Place or retrieve a drum at the corner of pallets
• Straddle a pallet up to 41″ (104 cm) wide and 7″ (17.8 cm) tall

Base Dimensions of drum palletizers

• 48.5″ (123 cm) wide, 39″ (99 cm) long
• Overall length including handle: 42.5″ (108 cm)
• Legs are 9″ (22.9 cm) high and reach 20.75″ (52.7 cm) in front of upright stanchion
• Turning radius: 53″ (134.6 cm)
• (2) 4″ (10.2 cm) swivel casters at back
• (2) 6″ (15.2 cm) wheels at front
• Counterweighted for stability

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Options and Accessories
3900i-P MORStop Tilt-Brake factory installed on new drum handler
4560-P Top Rim Clamp for your 55-Gallon Rimmed Plastic or Fiber Drum
4556-P Bracket Assembly for Rimless Plastic Drum, and recommended to more securely handle Fiber Drum
4560M-P Spark Resistant Top Rim Clamp for your 55-Gallon Rimmed Plastic or Fiber Drum
4556M-P Spark Resistant Bracket Assembly for Rimless Plastic Drum, and recommended to more securely handle Fiber Drum
55/30 Series Diameter Adaptors for your smaller drums
55/30M Series Spark Resistant Diameter Adaptors

Morse Drum Palletizers

Model 82H and Model 82HM with Spark Resistant Parts

Drum Transporters / Drum Palletizers / Drum Movers
Transport drums, and move rimmed drums on and off pallets up to 19″ high.
Pallet loading barrel movers

Lift and transport drums and barrels. Move drums on and off pallets, spill containment pallets in upright position, and drum dollies. Lift an upright drum 19″ (48.3 cm) high. The V-Shaped base of these drum movers allows you to raise and place a drum at the corner of pallets. The base of the drum mover will straddle a pallet up to 41″ (104 cm) wide and 7″ (18 cm) tall.

Equip your drum transporter with Power-Lift Options for more ergonomic means to raise drums. Drum movers are available with AC, DC or Air power-lift options. Model 82H-125 drum transporter / palletizer shown has battery-powered lift. It is supplied with a separate charger.

Transporters to lift and move an upright drum
These drum movers and palletizers / depalletizers have jaws to grip the top rim of an upright drum, allowing you to efficiently lift a drum onto and off pallets and transport drum. The completely mechanical, automatic grip has wide jaws and is built to last.

Transport and Palletize Drums

• Handle virtually any rimmed steel, fiber or plastic drum.
• Transport, palletize and depalletize various diameter drums
• Raise drum up to 19″ (48.3 cm) from floor
• Place or retrieve a drum at the corner of pallets
• Straddle a pallet up to 41″ (104 cm) wide and 7″ (18 cm) tall
• Capacity: 1,000 Lb. (454 kg)
• Requires 75 Lb. (34 kg) minimum drum weight to activate jaws
• Requires a drum to be a minimum of 22.5″ (57.15 cm) tall

Dimensions of drum movers / palletizers

• Overall width: 48.5″ (123.2 cm)
• Overall length: 43″ (109.2 cm)
• Legs are 9″ (22.9 cm) high and reach 20.75″ (52.7 cm) in front of upright stanchion
• Turning radius: 53″ (135 cm)
• (2) 4″ (10.2 cm) swivel casters at back
• (2) 6″ (15.2 cm) wheels at front
• Counterweighted for stability

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Kit to permanently convert 82H Drum Mover / Palletizer to 82A Drum Palletizer that Pours

Morse Drum Palletizer Model 82H-125 with Battery Power Lift

Drum Transporters / Drum Palletizers / Drum Movers
Transport drums, and move rimmed drums on and off pallets up to 19″ high.
Pallet loading barrel movers

Lift and transport drums and barrels. Move drums on and off pallets, spill containment pallets in upright position, and drum dollies. Lift an upright drum 19″ (48.3 cm) high. The V-Shaped base of these drum movers allows you to raise and place a drum at the corner of pallets. The base of the drum mover will straddle a pallet up to 41″ (104 cm) wide and 7″ (18 cm) tall.

Equip your drum transporter with Power-Lift Options for more ergonomic means to raise drums. Drum movers are available with AC, DC or Air power-lift options. Model 82H-125 drum transporter / palletizer shown has battery-powered lift. It is supplied with a separate charger.

Transporters to lift and move an upright drum
These drum movers and palletizers / depalletizers have jaws to grip the top rim of an upright drum, allowing you to efficiently lift a drum onto and off pallets and transport drum. The completely mechanical, automatic grip has wide jaws and is built to last.

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Kit to permanently convert 82H Drum Mover / Palletizer to 82A Drum Palletizer that Pours

160 Series 4 Wheel Drum Trucks / Barrel Handling Trucks

Ergonomic Drum Trucks to move and dispense a heavy drum with ease.
4 Wheel Drum Trucks / Barrel Handling Trucks
Ergonomic Drum Trucks to move and dispense a heavy drum with ease.

Morse 4 wheel drum hand trucks

For good reason, model 160 4-Wheel Industrial Drum Truck is our best selling drum truck. The innovative design provides extra safety, ease of use, and versatility.

With this ergonomic drum truck you can load and unload a heavy drum with ease and move a drum quickly and easily in narrow aisles while keeping your hands protected inside the U-shaped Knuckle Saving Handle. Even pour a drum into a 5-gallon (20 liter) pail. The four wheels fully support the drum’s weight, so maneuvering is easy, it turns on a dime. . . and you don’t have to support or balance the load.

Stainless Steel Drum Trucks

Model 160-SS with polyolefin wheels mounted inside the frame.
Model 160-WP-SS for rough terrain has rubber tires mounted outside the frame.

Made of finished type 304 stainless steel, these drum trucks are corrosion resistant, and have no paint to wear or chip off.

The innovative design of this stainless steel barrel hand truck provides extra safety, ease of use, and versatility.

Optional Clamp-On Strap assists in breaking your drum over onto stainless steel drum truck
Strap assists in breaking your drum over onto the stainless steel barrel truck

Stainless steel barrel truck shown with Optional Clamp-On Strap for rimless plastic drum

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160 Series 4 Wheel Drum Trucks / Barrel Handling Trucks

Ergonomic Drum Trucks to move and dispense a heavy drum with ease.
4 Wheel Drum Trucks / Barrel Handling Trucks
Ergonomic Drum Trucks to move and dispense a heavy drum with ease.

Morse 4 wheel drum hand trucks

For good reason, model 160 4-Wheel Industrial Drum Truck is our best selling drum truck. The innovative design provides extra safety, ease of use, and versatility.

With this ergonomic drum truck you can load and unload a heavy drum with ease and move a drum quickly and easily in narrow aisles while keeping your hands protected inside the U-shaped Knuckle Saving Handle. Even pour a drum into a 5-gallon (20 liter) pail. The four wheels fully support the drum’s weight, so maneuvering is easy, it turns on a dime. . . and you don’t have to support or balance the load.

Stainless Steel Drum Trucks

Model 160-SS with polyolefin wheels mounted inside the frame.
Model 160-WP-SS for rough terrain has rubber tires mounted outside the frame.

Made of finished type 304 stainless steel, these drum trucks are corrosion resistant, and have no paint to wear or chip off.

The innovative design of this stainless steel barrel hand truck provides extra safety, ease of use, and versatility.

Optional Clamp-On Strap assists in breaking your drum over onto stainless steel drum truck
Strap assists in breaking your drum over onto the stainless steel barrel truck

Stainless steel barrel truck shown with Optional Clamp-On Strap for rimless plastic drum

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400 Series Drum Dumpers with Manual Lift and Tilt

Hydra-Lift Drum Karriers
Drum Dumpers are part of the Morse ergonomic MORCINCH^TM Drum Handling System that enable you to safely lift and control pouring of almost any drum.

Model 400A-72 drum dumper has 72″ maximum dispensing height with chain wheel drum tilt.
Also available:
Model 400A-60 has Hand Crank drum tilt control with 72″ lift
Model 400A-96 has Pull Chain drum tilt control with 96″ lift

Drum dumpers available with 2 different lift heights
Hydra-Lift drum dumpers are available with 72″ or 96″ (183 or 244 cm) maximum lift height.

Maximum lift height is measured from the floor to the lowest point of a horizontal 55-gallon (210 liter) steel drum.

Standard Manual-Lift and Manual-Tilt Controls style=”border:1px solid black;margin:10px 0px 10px 0px;” src=”../images/P96MK1939-P_controls_sm.png” alt=”Hand pump to control lift and lower of drum”>
Hand pump for drum lift

1. Pump handle to LIFT drum
2. Release valve to LOWER drum

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Options and Accessories
ME-4560-P Kit: Top Rim Clamp for rimmed 55-gallon (210 liter) plastic drum
ME-4556-P Kit: Bracket Assembly required for rimless 55-gallon (210 liter) drum
ME-55/30 Series Diameter Adaptors for various sizes of smaller drum
ME-3900i-P Factory Installed MORStop Tilt-Brake
ME-X02-400-72 Factory Installed Simple Hand Crank for 72″ (183 cm) manual tilt models
ME-X02-400-96 Factory Installed Simple Hand Crank for 96″ (244 cm) manual tilt models
ME-X03-400-72 Factory Installed 16″ (40.6 cm) Hand Wheel for 72″ (183 cm) manual tilt models
ME-X03-400-96 Factory Installed 16″ (40.6 cm) Hand Wheel for 96″ (244 cm) manual tilt models
ME-5115i-P Factory Installed Web Strap and Ratchet to secure drum in holder (replaces standard cinch chain)
ME-G-400 Factory Installed 3-Piece Drum Holder

Options and Accessories for Models with Spark Resistant Parts
ME-4560M-P Kit: Spark Resistant Top Rim Clamp for rimmed 55-gallon (210 liter) plastic drum
ME-4556M-P Kit: Spark Resistant Bracket Assembly required for rimless 55-gallon (210 liter) drum
ME-55/30M Series Spark Resistant Diameter Adaptors for various sizes of smaller drum
ME-5115Mi-P Factory Installed Web Strap and Spark Resistant Ratchet to secure drum in holder (replaces cinch chain

Morse 410 Series Heavy-Duty Hydra-Lift Karriers

Drum carrier to lift and pour a 1200 Lb. (545 kg) drum up to 72″ (183 cm) high.
Heavy-Duty Hydra-Lift Karriers provide controlled dispensing of your drum.

Safe drum handling requires well-designed, ergonomic drum handling equipment to reduce risks of injury or property damage. Heavy-Duty Hydra-Lift Drum Karriers combine incredible strength with simple drum handling by one person.

With Heavy-Duty Hydra-Lift Karriers you can lift a 1200 Lb. (545 kg) drum, and turn it 360 degrees in either direction to pour up to 72″ (183 cm) high.

Drum carriers are available with battery, electric, or air powered lift and tilt.

Features:

• Lift, move, rotate and drain your heavy 55-gallon (210 liter) steel drum at up to 72″ (183 cm) maximum pour height
• Drum Carrier Capacity
• 1200 Lb. (545 kg) Full drum
• 600 Lb. (272 kg) Half-full drum*
• MORCINCH TM drum handling system automatically cinches from 23.5″ down to 22″ diameter drum
• Dual hydraulic cylinders increase capacity and add stability
• Parallel legs provide a compact footprint – 65-3/8″ x 35-3/8″ (166 x 90 cm)
• Durable nylon wheels and swivel casters travel smoothly under heavy load
• Step-down floor lock holds unit in place while dispensing drum

Options:

• Install MORCINCH TM Options to handle almost any drum
• Top Rim Clamp for a rimmed plastic drum
• Bracket Assembly for a rimless plastic drum, or to more securely hold a fiber drum
• Diameter Adaptors for various sizes of smaller drums
• Handle drum with drum faucet or drum cone in place
• Models available with Spark Resistant Parts

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