Industrial lifts have traditionally been utilized in manufacturing and production environments to help lift and lower supplies, employees, 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 customers, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have almost certainly seen one, even though they did not realize what it was. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels that performs similar to a forklift. In a non-industrial setting, the scissor lift is ideal for performing tasks which require the mobility or speed and transporting of supplies and individuals above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique machinery 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 folding and linked supports under it draw together, making the equipment stretch upward. When the machine 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 unit's size and the purpose.
Rough terrain scissor lifts are usually powered by hydraulics or electric motors. It could 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, as opposed to 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 popular style of lift. RT models would normally feature increased power of the IC or internal combustion engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is needed to handle the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are often connected with this particular class of scissor lift.