Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in manufacturing and production environments to help lift and lower materials, workers, and goods. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift which has been modified for retail and wholesale environments.
The majority of customers, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have probably seen one, even though they did not realize what it was. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels that performs like a lift truck. In a non-industrial type of setting, the scissor lift is ideal for completing tasks that require the mobility or speed and transporting of individuals and materials above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique equipment in that it does not utilize a straight support in order to lift employees into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports beneath it draw together, making the equipment stretch upward. When the equipment is extended, the scissor lift reaches approximately from 6.4 to 18.8 meters or 21 to 62 feet above ground. This depends on the size of the model and the purpose.
Rough terrain scissor lifts are normally powered by hydraulics or electric motors. It can be a bumpy ride for employees in the lift going to the top. The design of the scissor lift keeps it from traveling with a constant velocity, rather than traveling slower with more extension or traveling faster during the middle of its journey.
The RT of rough terrain style of scissor lift are a very common class of lift. RT units will typically feature increased power of the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is required to deal with the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are often associated with this particular style of scissor lift.