Industrial lifts have traditionally been utilized in production and manufacturing settings to help lift and lower supplies, employees, and merchandise. The scissor lift, also called a table lift, is an industrial lift which has been modified for retail and wholesale settings.
Most customers, who have been in a store late at night, shopping the aisles, have probably seen one, even if they did not realize what it was. Basically, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels that performs similar to a lift truck. In a non-industrial kind of setting, the scissor lift is perfect for performing tasks that need the mobility or speed and transporting of materials and people above ground level.
The scissor lift is unique, able to lift employees straight up into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports under it draw together, making the machine stretch upward. Once the machinery is extended, the scissor lift reaches about from 21 to 62 feet or 6.4 to 18.8 meters 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 could be a bumpy ride for workers in the lift going to the top. The design of the scissor lift keeps it from traveling with a constant velocity, as opposed to traveling slower with more extension or traveling faster during the middle of its journey.
The RT of rough terrain class of scissor lift are a very popular style of lift. RT models would typically feature increased power of the IC or internal combustion engine. The variations come in petrol, gas, combinations or diesel. This is needed to handle the increased weights and steeper grades of 18 to 22 degrees that are normally connected with this style of scissor lift.