Classifications of Aerial Lift Platforms & Scissor Lifts
Scissor lifts and aerial platforms allow employees to work on elevated structures in a safe manner and enable them to get to things and structures. These lifts and platforms offer friendly user controls to maneuver the platform and the base separately. This allows the machine to get around things. There are a lot of lift designs available that are suited for specific applications and settings.
Scissor Lift
Utilizing a series of crisscrossed connected steel arms, the scissor lift is designed to make an X patterned support system when the lift is raised vertically. Employees make use of a large rectangle platform which is attached to the top of the lifting mechanism. There are support railings along the edges to provide added protection.
The scissor lift features a low profile which is great for hard and compact dirt surfaces, concrete and pavement. These equipments utilize either a combustion engine or an electric motor to power the lifting mechanism as well as the lift.
Rough Terrain Scissor Lift
Rough terrain scissor lifts utilize the same technology as the regular model of scissor lift. The rough terrain model differs in that it features a specific base which is designed for surfaces which are not even. The rough terrain also 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 equipment.
Telescopic Boom Lift
The telescopic boom lift provides a beam which rises both vertically and diagonally. 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 equipment provides 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 objects.