Tail lifts are mechanical lifting aids located at the entrance to the cargo area of trucks, ambulances, and vans. They consist of a cargo bed that swings down for loading and moves back to stow securely during transit. Tail lifts are divided into cantilever and column categories and are powered by electricity, pneumatics, or hydraulics. They make loading heavy or uncomfortable material onto vehicles with raised cargo beds easier and faster.
A tail lift is a mechanical lifting aid or material permanently located at the entrance to the cargo area for trucks, ambulances, and vans with raised cargo beds. A tail lift typically consists of a cargo bed that swings down to lay flat for loading, and then moves back to stow securely against the vehicle’s tailgate or doors during transit. This platform runs on tracks or links that allow it to be lowered to the ground for loading and raised back to the level of the loading platform, where the material on it can simply be pushed into the vehicle. Most tail lift mechanisms are electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic, although smaller variants can be manually operated. Tail lifts are generally divided into two categories, cantilever and column, based on the type of lifting mechanism used to raise and lower the cargo bed.
Loading cargo onto vehicles with hand-raised cargo beds is a time-consuming, time-consuming, and often dangerous task that can significantly increase response times for trucking companies and their customers. In many cases, loading from raised platforms allows carts or carts to be pushed inside the vehicle. Auxiliary vehicles, such as forklifts, also make light work of this type of operation. However, when these facilities are not present, the task is almost impossible. In these cases, a vehicle equipped with a lifting platform can be used, which facilitates the loading of heavy or uncomfortable material in high-load beds.
The rear lift is basically a flat cargo bed mounted to a pair of tracks or a cantilever linkage arrangement at the rear of the truck. The bed is secured flat against the rear of the truck during transit, then swings down 90° for loading. The platform moves up and down from a raised position level with the entrance to the vehicle’s cargo bed to a low position on the ground. This movement is usually controlled by a set of buttons located inside or outside of the truck’s cargo area. This allows the lift to be lowered to the ground, loaded with cargo, and then raised to the level of the cargo bed where the cargo is pushed or carried to the vehicle.
Most heavy-duty tail lift mechanisms are powered electrically, pneumatically, or by a hydraulic pump. Smaller versions can be manually operated with a vertical jack-like lead screw arrangement. The tail lift is generally available in one of two types, depending on the exact mechanism used to raise and lower the platform. The first is the cantilever type that uses a set of articulated links to move and change the angle of the platform. The second is the column lift which uses a pair of tracks in which the platform runs vertically at a fixed 90° angle.
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