Scissor Lift Overview: Scissor lifts are a classification of manlift often found in construction and facility maintenance applications designed to elevate workers and their tools to working heights ranging from 5.9 m (19 ft) to 17.9 (59 ft).

These typically self-propelled machines get their name from their lifting mechanism design — a stack of crossed tubes that work in a scissor-like fashion when the platform is raised and lowered. One of the most common pieces of equipment found in rental fleets is the 19-ft platform height electric scissor lift.

Scissor lifts are further classified as either slab scissors or rough terrain scissors. Slab scissors are compact machines with solid non-marking tires, intended for concrete slab type surfaces. They can access jobsites through single or double doors, enabling work in restricted access applications.