Classifications of Aerial Lift Platforms & Scissor Lifts
Aerial platforms and scissor lifts enable employees to work on elevated structures in a safe way and enable them to get to things and structures. These lifts and platforms provide friendly user controls to maneuver the platform and the base separately. This allows the machinery to access things. There are a lot of lift designs available that are suited for particular environments and applications.
Scissor Lift
Using a series of crisscrossed connected steel arms, the scissor lift is designed to create an X patterned support system when the lift is raised vertically. Workers use a large rectangle platform which is connected to the top of the lifting device. There are support railings along the edges to provide added safety.
Scissor lifts are great for pavement, compact and hard dirt surfaces and concrete since they feature a low profile. These equipments use either a combustion engine or an electric motor to power the lifting device and the lift.
Rough Terrain Scissor Lift
The rough terrain scissor lift utilizes the same lifting technology as the standard 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 additionally offers a higher ground clearance and all terrain oversized tires. These models offer lower lifting heights overall due to the higher center of gravity of the machinery.
Telescopic Boom Lift
The telescopic boom lift provides a beam that rises both vertically and diagonally. In order to operate the boom, the machinery 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 equipment provides a small work platform or a bucket outfitted with hand controls which are used to control the boom. The articulating lift is capable of reaching on top buildings and over things.