Mobile platforms as devices used in short-term transport, they are used in a number of works. The construction of such devices depends on their type.
There are several types of mobile platforms:
- low-speed - equipped with their own drive, divided into telescopic, scissor and articulated
- transportable - located on trailers
- self-propelled - located on car chassis
- forklift trucks - the most popular is telescopic loaders with a basket
The platforms consist of several basic elements that are common regardless of the type of device. These are:
- work platform - a space protected by barriers, which is placed on the lifting mechanism, is the workstation of employees,
- lifting mechanism, as well as the main boom, telescope, extendable axles - elements that are located between the working platform and the bottom panel of the device are regulated in a given section depending on the type of device
- rotating towers - thanks to them you can change the direction of work
- bottom panel - is the basis of the device, its design also depends on its type
- stabilizing supports - their purpose is to level the entire device in case of work on uneven ground, as well as to protect it against tipping over
