Handling and lifting

Pallet box rotator

Two forks on a slewing ring.
They grip the pallet box, turn it over
and empty it wherever it is needed.

Other names for this tool: palox rotator, container tipper, rotary box emptier.

The essentials

Family: Handling and lifting
Hitch: Farm loader, wheeled or telehandler
Drive: Hydraulic, continuous rotation depending on the model
Carrier machine: A front loader or a telehandler, not an excavator

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01 Use

What it is for

On the left, the pallet box held by the arm empties as it turns above the hopper. On the right, tipped with a bucket, the box falls, breaks and damages the produce. Computer-generated image. — **Left:** the pallet box held by the arm empties as it turns above the hopper.
**Right:** tipped with a bucket, the box falls, breaks and damages the produce.
What sets it apart:
the box turns on itself, the clamping arm stops it from sliding.
Computer-generated image.

**Left:** the pallet box held by the arm empties as it turns above the hopper.
**Right:** tipped with a bucket, the box falls, breaks and damages the produce.
What sets it apart:
the box turns on itself, the clamping arm stops it from sliding.
Computer-generated image.

Two forged forks slide under the box, a side clamping arm locks it, and the hydraulic slewing ring pivots it until it is empty.
Depending on the model, a second, central clamping arm is adjusted hydraulically, and rotation is continuous without it.

It is the tool for the packing station, potato or grain storage, and the workshop that empties boxes of parts.
It replaces tipping by hand, or tipping the box with a bucket, which damages both the produce and the box.

A box that turns changes its centre of gravity. The loader's capacity is read with the box full and the boom extended, not empty.
The permissible load depends on the model, not on a generic figure.

02 Key technical data

On which machine?

A pallet box rotator fits a front loader or a telehandler, not an excavator.
It hitches via a bolted Euro hitch, or via that of a wheeled loader or a telehandler.
It weighs from 190 to 210 kg.
The lifting capacity the loader must offer: we calculate it with you for your machine.

What the tool does

It turns pallet boxes over with a hydraulic slew ring on a ball bearing.
Depending on the model, rotation is continuous, without a holding arm.
Its forks measure 900 or 1 200 mm depending on the model.
Its maximum load is 1,5 t, to be checked with you.

What is needed on the hydraulic side

It needs one double-acting hydraulic connection with side hold, or two with hydraulic centre hold.

Figures taken from 2 models on the market.
Your study sets the exact value for your machine.

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03 Your study

Have your equipment checked.

Describe your boxes, what they contain and the loader that will carry them.
Specify where they are emptied.

What we need to answer you

Your loader Its hitch: Euro, or another.
Lifting The lifting capacity of the loader.
The 3rd function Present or not.
The work The use.

Without these details, the study still begins: we will ask you for them.

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or describe your need

Book an appointment with the specialist

Or call 01 84 16 55 49 · our lines are open 7 days a week, from 7h to 22h.

Written study within 3 working days, once the file is complete.

04 Choice

What determines the choice

01 — The box to be emptied Wood, plastic, mesh, with or without a rim:
the fork length and the clamping arm are chosen with the actual box.
02 — The loader available Coupler, lifting capacity, spool valves:
the rotator is chosen with the machine that carries it, box full.
03 — Clamping Side arm set by hand, central hydraulic arm, or none:
the more fragile the produce or the more open the box, the more clamping matters.
04 — Where it is emptied Hopper, conveyor, heap on the ground:
the tipping height and angle are decided with the receiving station.

05 Check

What is checked before ordering

The loader's capacity It is checked with the box full, rotator included, not with the loader's unladen figure.
The hitch Loader or telehandler coupler:
we check that the coupling holds and that the hoses follow the rotation.
The clamping arm Adjustment in length and width:
it is set to the box before the first rotation, not during it.
The hydraulic connections One or two depending on the clamping:
we check that the loader controls every movement.

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