Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in production and manufacturing environments to help raise and lower supplies, workers, and goods. The scissor lift, also known as a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for retail and wholesale environments.
Nearly all consumers who have been shopping in a store late at night have probably seen a scissor lift, even though they do not know they have. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels which performs similar to a forklift. In a non-industrial kind of setting, the scissor lift is ideal for completing tasks that need the mobility or speed and transporting of supplies and individuals above ground level.
The scissor lift is unique, able to lift workers straight up into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the linked and folding supports beneath it draw together, making the machinery stretch upward. Once the machine is extended, the scissor lift reaches around from 21 to 62 feet or 6.4 to 18.8 meters above ground. This depends on the size of the model 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 faster during the middle of its journey or traveling slower with more extension.
The RT of rough terrain class of scissor lift are a very popular style 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 needed to handle the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees which are normally connected with this specific class of scissor lift.