Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in manufacturing and production environments to help raise and lower materials, workers, and goods. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift that has been modified for wholesale and retail environments.
The majority of clients, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have probably seen one, even if they did not know what it was. Essentially, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels that acts similar to a forklift. In a non-industrial type of environment, the scissor lift is great for performing jobs that require the mobility or speed and moving of supplies and people above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique machine in that it does not utilize a straight support in order to lift employees into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports under it draw together, making the equipment stretch upward. Once the machine is extended, the scissor lift reaches approximately from 6.4 to 18.8 meters or 21 to 62 feet above ground. This depends on the unit's size and the purpose.
The rough terrain scissor lifts can either be powered by hydraulics or by an electric motor, although, 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, 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 popular class of lift. RT units will normally feature increased power of the IC or internal combustion 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 often connected with this particular class of scissor lift.