Industrial lifts have traditionally been used in production and manufacturing environments to help lift and lower supplies, employees, and merchandise. The scissor lift, also referred to as a table lift, is an industrial lift which has been modified for wholesale and retail settings.
Most consumers who have been shopping in a store late at night have probably seen a scissor lift, even if they do not know they have. Essentially, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels that performs like a forklift. In a non-industrial kind of setting, the scissor lift is perfect for completing jobs that need the speed or mobility and transporting of materials and people above ground level.
The scissor lift is a unique machine in that it does not utilize a straight support in order to raise employees into the air. Instead, the scissor lift platform rises when the folding and linked supports beneath it draw together, making the equipment stretch upward. When the machine is extended, the scissor lift reaches approximately from 21 to 62 feet or 6.4 to 18.8 meters above ground. This depends on the unit's size and the purpose.
The rough terrain scissor lifts can either be powered by an electric motor or by hydraulics, although, it could be a bumpy ride for the employee inside 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 common style of lift. RT models would usually 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 that are often associated with this specific style of scissor lift.