Traditionally, industrial lifts have been used in production and manufacturing environments to raise and lower work items, individuals and materials. 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 probably seen one, even though they did not know what it was. Essentially, the scissor lift is a platform with wheels that acts like a lift truck. In a non-industrial setting, the scissor lift is great for performing jobs which require the mobility or speed and moving of individuals and supplies 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 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 hydraulics or by an electric motor, however, it can be a bumpy ride for the worker inside the lift going to the top. The scissor lift design 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 style of scissor lift are a very common style of lift. RT units will typically feature increased power of the internal combustion or IC 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 which are normally connected with this class of scissor lift.