Classifications of Aerial Lift Platforms & Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts and aerial platforms allow workers to work on elevated structures as they can get to lots of objects and structures. These lifts offer friendly user controls that enable to independently operate the platform from the base. This allows the machine to access things. There are lots of available lift designs that are suited for particular settings and applications.
Scissor Lift
Using a series of crisscrossed linked steel arms, the scissor lift is designed to create an X patterned support system when the lift is raised vertically. Employees make use of a big rectangle platform that is connected to the top of the lifting mechanism. There are support railings along the edges to provide added safety.
The scissor lift features a low profile which is great for pavement, hard and compact dirt surfaces and concrete. These machinery use either a combustion engine or an electric motor to power the lifting mechanism as well as the lift.
Rough Terrain Scissor Lift
The rough terrain scissor lift utilizes the same lifting technology as the standard scissor lift model. The rough terrain model varies in that it features a specific base that is designed for surfaces that are not even. The rough terrain also offers all terrain oversized tires and a higher ground clearance. These models provide lower lifting heights overall due to the higher center of gravity of the equipment.
Telescopic Boom Lift
The telescopic boom lift offers a beam which rises both diagonally and vertically. In order to operate the boom, the machinery has controls outfitted on the work platform. The controls utilize an IC or a combustion engine in order to power the hydraulics and lift the boom.
Articulating Boom Lift
An articulating boom lift has two telescopic booms that are attached with a moving elbow. This lifting machinery offers a bucket or a small working platform outfitted with hand controls that are used to control the boom. The articulating lift could reach on top buildings and over things.