Glossary · Drum handling
forklift tines
Forks that must reach under both flanges, never under the cable.Sources: Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | forklift tines | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | forklift çatalı | Nexans Türkiye (N1-tr) p. 3 (maker's catalogue) |
| Deutsch | Gabelzinken | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Nederlands | vorken van de heftruck | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | truckgafflar | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Français | fourches | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Español | horquillas de la carretilla | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Dansk | gaffeltruckens gafler | Prysmian Danmark, tromlehåndtering p. 4 (maker's catalogue) |
| Norsk | truckgafler | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Suomi | trukin haarukat | Nestor Cables, Kelankäsittelyopas p. 11 (maker's catalogue) |
| Italiano | forche del carrello elevatore | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Română | furcile stivuitorului | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | widły wózka widłowego | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Čeština | vidlice vysokozdvižného vozíku | Prysmian CZ, kabelové bubny p. 6 (maker's catalogue) |
| Русский | вилы погрузчика | our own translation (typical practice) |
Related terms
flange · gross weight · hazard to the public · inspection on receipt · ISPM 15 treatment · lagging (battens) · lashing · loading ramp
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
- Nexans Türkiye (N1-tr): Nexans Türkiye, "Makaraların Taşınması, Yüklenmesi, Depolanması ve Kabloların Döşenmesine İlişkin Talimatlar", Revision 01, March 2021 (Turkish twin of Nexans 2021) (maker's catalogue)
- Prysmian Danmark, tromlehåndtering: Prysmian Group Danmark, Korrekt tromlehåndtering: vejledning (drum handling guide, Danish, 2024) (maker's catalogue)
- Nestor Cables, Kelankäsittelyopas: Nestor Cables, Kelankäsittelyopas / Drum handling guidelines (Finnish and English) (maker's catalogue)
- Prysmian CZ, kabelové bubny: Prysmian Group Czech Republic, guide to cable drum handling, transport and storage (PGCZ drum handling, Czech) (maker's catalogue)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.