Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in manufacturing and production environments to help raise and lower materials, employees, and merchandise. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for retail and wholesale settings.
Most customers who have been shopping in a store late at night have almost certainly seen a scissor lift, even though they do not know they have. Essentially, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels which performs like a forklift. In a non-industrial type of environment, the scissor lift is ideal for performing tasks that need the speed or mobility and moving of individuals and supplies 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 linked and folding supports underneath it draw together, making the equipment stretch upward. When the machinery is extended, the scissor lift reaches roughly from 21 to 62 feet or 6.4 to 18.8 meters above ground. This depends on the model's size and the purpose.
The rough terrain scissor lifts can either be powered by hydraulics or by an electric motor, however, it can be a bumpy ride for the worker in the lift going to the top. The design of the scissor lift 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 style of scissor lift are an extremely common style of lift. RT units would 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 usually connected with this class of scissor lift.