Traditionally, industrial lifts have been used in manufacturing and production settings to lower and raise work items, individuals and supplies. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift which has been modified for retail and wholesale environments.
Most customers, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have almost certainly seen one, even if they did not know what it was. Essentially, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels which acts similar to a lift truck. In a non-industrial kind of setting, the scissor lift is perfect for completing jobs 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 hoist employees into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports under it draw together, making the machine stretch upward. When the machine 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 model's size and the purpose.
Rough terrain scissor lifts are normally powered by electric motors or hydraulics. It can be a bumpy ride for employees inside 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 a very common style of lift. RT models will usually feature increased power of the internal combustion or IC engine. The variations come in gas, petrol, combinations or diesel. This is needed to deal with the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees which are usually associated with this specific class of scissor lift.