Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in manufacturing and production environments to help lift and lower supplies, workers, and merchandise. The scissor lift, also known as a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for retail and wholesale environments.
Most consumers who have been shopping in a store late at night have almost certainly seen a scissor lift, even if they do not know they have. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels that acts like a forklift. In a non-industrial type of setting, the scissor lift is great for performing jobs which require the speed or mobility and moving of supplies and individuals above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique equipment in that it does not use a straight support in order to hoist employees into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports beneath it draw together, making the machine stretch upward. When the machinery is extended, the scissor lift reaches approximately from 21 to 62 feet or 6.4 to 18.8 meters above ground. This depends on the model's size and the purpose.
The rough terrain scissor lifts can either be powered by hydraulics or by an electric motor, although, it could be a bumpy ride for the worker in the lift going to the top. The scissor lift design keeps it from traveling with a constant velocity, rather than traveling faster during the middle of its journey or traveling slower with more extension.
The RT of rough terrain style of scissor lift are a very popular style of lift. RT units will usually 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 normally connected with this class of scissor lift.