Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in manufacturing and production settings to help lift and lower materials, employees, and merchandise. The scissor lift, also known as a table lift, is an industrial lift which has been modified for retail and wholesale settings.
Most consumers who have been shopping in a store late at night have probably seen a scissor lift, even if they do not realize 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 ideal for completing jobs that need the mobility or speed and moving of supplies and people above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique equipment in that it does not use a straight support in order to hoist workers into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the linked and folding supports beneath it draw together, making the equipment stretch upward. Once the equipment is extended, the scissor lift reaches roughly from 21 to 62 feet or 6.4 to 18.8 meters above ground. This depends on the size of the unit and the purpose.
Rough terrain scissor lifts are usually powered by electric motors or hydraulics. It could be a bumpy ride for employees inside 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 common class of lift. RT models would normally feature increased power of the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is needed to deal with the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees which are often connected with this style of scissor lift.