Scissor lifts and mast climbers in UAE

Search of scissor lifts and mast climbers in the UAE

An elevator is a device that includes a special mechanism for transporting people or goods to heights. The inter-level movement can be vertical or inclined. The load-bearing device can be a cabin, platform, wagon, cage, skip (self-dumping container), trolley, or bucket. Elevators can be stationary or mobile (self-propelled and towed). In the latter case, it is possible to rent a freight elevator with pneumatic or tracked undercarriage.

Elevators also include lifts, escalators, paternosters (multi-cabin continuous passenger elevators), funiculars, and aerial work platforms. A stationary elevator consists of a rectangular or triangular lattice mast mounted on a support frame. The load-bearing device moves along rigid guides. There is a counterweight to reduce the load on the drive and lifting mechanism, which is usually either rope or rack-based. When using ropes, winches are installed: drum reversible or with a rope-leading pulley. In the first case, the cabin is suspended on two ropes; in the second, on three. The rack mechanism is mounted on the lifting platform and consists of an electric motor, gearbox, and brake. The gear of the end shaft is engaged with a rack (toothed or pinion) installed along the entire length of the mast.

For the safe operation of this equipment, it is equipped with the following systems:

Locking devices for hatches or doors

A safety catch to prevent the cabin from falling in case of rope breakage

Overload protection device for the platform

Phase control system

To prevent people or loads from falling during the lift, the cabin or platform has one or more safety devices: roller or sliding grids, roller shutters, sliding or removable sliding doors, ramps, barriers, removable sides. Doors are also used to enclose the working area: sliding, hinged, or folding.

Mobile installations can have scissor, telescopic, or articulated mechanisms with vertical or inclined lifting. They are equipped with electric, diesel, or gasoline engines.

Purpose of Elevators

Renting a stationary freight elevator is necessary for construction works. Shaft elevators are used limitedly, mainly for the construction of brick or monolithic concrete chimneys. Mast elevators are needed for multi-story buildings, as they are attached to the outer wall of a high-rise building. Mobile installations can be used in any situation requiring the lifting of workers with loads or equipment, such as:

Repair and installation work on overhead power lines

Installation of advertising billboards

Washing facades and windows

Public utility work (e.g., renting a freight elevator for tree trimming or holiday decorations)

Rescue operations

Renting a freight elevator significantly speeds up the construction of civil and industrial facilities and ensures the execution of high-altitude work in other areas of human activity. This is a cost-effective option for small companies. For larger firms that would like to acquire this equipment for permanent use but cannot do so immediately, leasing a freight elevator is suitable. This involves a rental period of six months or more, with the right to purchase at residual value afterward.

Classification of Elevators

Based on the ability for self-movement:

Stationary – delivered to the work site by truck and dismantled after work is completed

Mobile

Self-propelled – ordering a freight elevator of this type saves costs on transportation since it moves independently

Towed – transported by a tractor

Based on the design of the lifting mechanism:

Rope

Rack

Chain

Plunger

Screw

Stationary types based on the design of rigid guides:

Shaft elevators

Mast elevators (cantilever)

How to Rent an Elevator?

SpecGo allows for direct interaction between owners of construction equipment and clients, enabling the rental of mast elevators on the website without intermediaries. You can request a freight elevator rental service and the necessary construction tools from any city in the UAE; you just need to leave your application. The cost per shift or hour of rental should be confirmed with the selected contractor as per the advertisement. Verified owners, ensuring that the quality of work is not in question, provide the rental of construction elevators!