Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in manufacturing and production settings to help raise and lower supplies, employees, and goods. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for wholesale and retail settings.
Most customers who have been shopping in a store late at night have probably seen a scissor lift, even though they do not know they have. Essentially, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels which acts similar to a lift truck. In a non-industrial setting, the scissor lift is perfect for completing jobs that require the speed or mobility and transporting of people and materials above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique equipment in that it does not use a straight support in order to raise employees into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the linked and folding supports beneath it draw together, making the equipment stretch upward. When the machine is extended, the scissor lift reaches roughly from 6.4 to 18.8 meters or 21 to 62 feet above ground. This depends on the size of the unit and the purpose.
The rough terrain scissor lifts could either be powered by an electric motor or by hydraulics, although, it can be a bumpy ride for the employee in the lift going to the top. The design of the scissor lift keeps it from traveling with a constant velocity, as opposed to traveling faster during the middle of its journey or traveling slower with more extension.
The RT of rough terrain class of scissor lift are a very popular class of lift. RT units will normally feature increased power of the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in petrol, gas, combinations or diesel. This is needed to deal with the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are usually connected with this particular style of scissor lift.