The point of owning and using a scissor lift is to give you the ability to move large items in a short amount of time and without using a lot of heavy lifting on your end. These are powered using either a regular motor or hydraulics.
The hydraulic scissor lift is one of the best that you could invest in because it is designed to push large items quickly and with very little problems. It is for this reason that many large and also smaller companies will invest in either the hydraulic scissor lift table or the hydraulic truck dock scissor lift.
Hydraulic Scissor Lift Table
These machines will cost between $500 to $4,000 depending on the size and capacity of weight it can hold. One of the best advantages of the lift table is to prevent the user from having to bend over and lift the heavy items they are transporting. It keeps it at just the right level and increases production.
Most models will have a capacity between 2,000 and 6,000 pounds. The table will have the retractable maintenance safety bars – which are required on most scissor lift tables, arms that are held on the top and bottom, grease fittings situated on the cam rollers as well as the pivot points, an easy to reach magnetic control box, and a lock that will secure the base and top leg rollers.
Hydraulic Truck Dock Scissor Lift
The hydraulic truck dock scissor lift will cost you anywhere between $100 to $13,000. These are some of the more popular types of machines that help to reduce the amount of man hours spent on moving large and heavy items around. They are able to carry anything from boxes to heavy gauge steel.
Most models will come with special features that help using this lift easy and safe for the driver and the people around it. It uses an emergency automatic stop if the line should break along with an upper travel limit switch and overload relief. The controls are easy to operate and are situated on one side of the lift. Some will also come with push button controls connected to a 24 volt 20’ coiled cord.
The high visible hand rails can be removed – but help to provide safety to anyone who is riding inside of the dock. The speed is limited in the standard models – but can be increased by up to 50% (with no loads) when you replace it with a 2 speed. Warning sounds will go off when the lift is being lowered or in motion.