Industrial lifts have traditionally been utilized in production and manufacturing environments to help lift and lower supplies, employees, and goods. The scissor lift, also referred to as a table lift, is an industrial lift which has been modified for wholesale and retail 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 which acts like a lift truck. In a non-industrial kind of setting, the scissor lift is great for performing tasks that require the speed or mobility and moving of individuals and supplies above ground level.
The scissor lift is unique, able to hoist workers straight up into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the linked and folding supports under it draw together, making the machinery stretch upward. When the machinery is extended, the scissor lift reaches about from 6.4 to 18.8 meters or 21 to 62 feet above ground. This depends on the unit's size and the purpose.
Rough terrain scissor lifts are typically powered by electric motors or hydraulics. It can be a bumpy ride for workers 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 style of scissor lift are an extremely common class of lift. RT models will usually feature increased power of the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in petrol, gas, combinations or diesel. This is needed to deal with the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees which are normally associated with this style of scissor lift.