Classifications of Aerial Lift Platforms & Scissor Lifts
Aerial platforms and scissor lifts enable employees to work on high structures in a safe manner and enable them to get to objects and structures. These lifts and platforms offer friendly user controls to maneuver the platform and the base separately. This allows the machine to access objects. There are many lift designs available which are suited for specific settings and applications.
Scissor Lift
The scissor lift uses a series of crisscrossed connected steel arms. These arms are designed to create an X patterned support system when the lift is raised vertically. Employees make use of a big rectangle platform which is attached to the top of the lifting device. There are support railings along the edges to provide added safety.
The scissor lift features a low profile which is great for hard and compact dirt surfaces, concrete and pavement. These equipments utilize either an electric motor or a combustion engine to power the lifting device and the lift.
Rough Terrain Scissor Lift
The rough terrain scissor lift uses the same lifting technology as the standard scissor lift unit. The rough terrain unit differs in that it features a specialized base that is designed for surfaces which are not even. The rough terrain additionally provides a higher ground clearance and all terrain oversized tires. These units offer lower lifting heights overall due to the higher center of gravity of the machine.
Telescopic Boom Lift
The telescopic boom lift offers a telescoping beam which rises both diagonally and vertically. This machinery offers a small work platform outfitted with controls to operate the boom. The controls use a combustion or an IC engine in order to power the hydraulics and lift the boom.
Articulating Boom Lift
Articulating booms have two telescopic booms attached together with a moving elbow. This lifting machinery offers a bucket or a small working platform outfitted with hand controls that are utilized to control the boom. The articulating lift could reach on top buildings and over things.