Usually, industrial lifts have been used in manufacturing and production settings to raise and lower work items, individuals and supplies. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for wholesale and retail settings.
Nearly all customers who have been shopping in a store late at night have almost certainly seen a scissor lift, even though they do not realize they have. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels that performs similar to a forklift. In a non-industrial kind of setting, the scissor lift is perfect for performing tasks that require the speed or mobility and transporting of people and materials above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique machine in that it does not use a straight support in order to lift employees into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports underneath it draw together, making the machinery stretch upward. Once 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 can either be powered by hydraulics or by an electric motor, however, it could be a bumpy ride for the employee in the lift going to the top. The scissor lift design 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 class of scissor lift are a very popular style of lift. RT models will normally feature increased power of the IC or internal combustion 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 which are usually associated with this class of scissor lift.