Traditionally, industrial lifts have been used in manufacturing and production settings to lower and raise work things, individuals and materials. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for retail and wholesale settings.
The majority of customers, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have probably seen one, even if they did not realize what it was. Essentially, 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 performing tasks that require the speed or mobility and moving of materials and individuals above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique machinery in that it does not use a straight support in order to lift workers into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports underneath it draw together, making the machinery stretch upward. When the equipment is extended, the scissor lift reaches about from 21 to 62 feet or 6.4 to 18.8 meters above ground. This depends on the unit's size and the purpose.
The rough terrain scissor lifts can either be powered by an electric motor or by hydraulics, however, it can 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, rather than 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 common class of lift. RT units would normally feature increased power of the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is required to handle the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are usually associated with this class of scissor lift.