Industrial lifts have traditionally been utilized in production and manufacturing settings to help raise and lower materials, workers, and goods. The scissor lift, also known as a table lift, is an industrial lift which has been modified for wholesale and retail settings.
Most customers, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have almost certainly seen one, even though they did not know what it was. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels that performs like a lift truck. In a non-industrial type of environment, the scissor lift is perfect for performing jobs that need the speed or mobility and moving of individuals and materials above ground level.
The scissor lift is unique, able to hoist employees straight up into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports underneath it draw together, making the machine 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 unit and the purpose.
The rough terrain scissor lifts could either be powered by an electric motor or by hydraulics, however, it can be a bumpy ride for the worker inside 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 class of scissor lift are a very common style of lift. RT models would usually feature increased power of the IC or internal combustion 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 normally associated with this specific class of scissor lift.