Industrial lifts have traditionally been utilized in production and manufacturing environments to help raise and lower supplies, employees, and merchandise. The scissor lift, also referred to as a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for retail and wholesale settings.
Most customers, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have probably seen one, even though they did not know what it was. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels which performs similar to a forklift. In a non-industrial type of setting, the scissor lift is great for completing jobs that need the mobility or speed and moving of individuals and supplies above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique equipment in that it does not use a straight support in order to raise workers into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the linked and folding supports underneath it draw together, making the machine 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 unit and the purpose.
The rough terrain scissor lifts could either be powered by hydraulics or by an electric motor, although, it could be a bumpy ride for the employee inside 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 class of scissor lift are an extremely popular class of lift. RT models would usually feature increased power of the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is considered necessary to handle the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees which are often associated with this specific style of scissor lift.