Do scissor lifts require straps over the top?

You have to tie down things that are held in place by hydraulics. In this case, you're going to look bad if gravity all the sudden fails. Are you sure you like those odds?

 

I’ve never seen them strapped over the top... maybe I missed something

 

If the customer instructed you how to transport their products, I’d be inclined to comply.

As @God prefers Diesels said - I thought it also fell under the same guidance of securing forks, or hydraulic powered attachments.

But - I can’t recall ever seeing them strapped.

 

Yeah - that’s a busy little load there already.

You could finish out the last 3 with 2” straps and ratchets.

Be a tired lad after cleaning up and putting away all that securement

 

I was making a joke about the gravity part, but the rest is true.

Would I strap them when they clearly aren't going UP? No.

Would I strap them because the forklift driver said I should? I'd certainly give it a second look, because after all, they do the same thing every day, so maybe there's something to it.

Would I strap them if the shipper said so? Yes.

In retrospect, I probably should have said all this first, and made the lame gravity joke second.

EDIT: As you'll read later in this thread, hydraulics aren't required to be tied down until the load hits a certain weight. Until then, it's just general freight.