Classifications of Scissor Lifts & Aerial Lift Platforms
Aerial platforms and scissor lifts allow workers to work on high structures in a safe manner and enable them to reach things and structures. These lifts and platforms provide friendly user controls to maneuver the base and the platform separately. This enables the equipment to get around objects. There are a lot of available lift designs that are suited for particular applications and environments.
Scissor Lift
The scissor lift utilizes a series of crisscrossed linked steel arms. These arms are designed to create an X patterned support system when the lift is raised vertically. Workers use a big rectangle platform that 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 machines make use of either an electric motor or a combustion engine to power the lifting mechanism and the lift.
Rough Terrain Scissor Lift
The rough terrain scissor lift utilizes the same lifting technology as the regular scissor lift unit. The rough terrain model varies in that it features a specialized base which is designed for surfaces which are not even. The rough terrain even offers all terrain oversized tires and a higher ground clearance. These units offer lower lifting heights overall due to the higher center of gravity of the equipment.
Telescopic Boom Lift
The telescopic boom lift provides a beam that rises both diagonally and vertically. In order to operate the boom, the equipment has controls outfitted on the work platform. The controls make use of 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 connected together with a moving elbow. This lifting machinery provides a small work platform or a bucket outfitted with hand controls that are used to control the boom. The articulating lift is capable of reaching on top buildings and over things.