Lift with swiveling and horizontally sliding platform

A scissor lift, comprising:

• a chassis;
• a rotating scissor linkage base that coupled to a top of the chassis and that is arranged to swivel relative to the chassis;
• a mounting base;
• a scissor linkage that is coupled to the rotating scissor linkage base and is coupled to the mounting base;
• a platform that is movably affixed to the mounting base, wherein the platform is arranged to slide horizontally relative to the mounting base;
• a motor that is arranged to cause the scissor linkage to move to raise and lower the mounting base relative to the chassis;
• and
• a counterweight that is coupled to the chassis such that the counterweight prevents the lift from tipping over while the platform is extended relative to the mounting base.

A method, comprising:

• via a scissor linkage of a scissor lift, raising a mounting base of the scissor lift relative to a chassis of the scissor lift;
• swiveling the mounting base of the scissor lift relative to the chassis of the scissor lift;
• and
• sliding a platform of the scissor lift that is movably affixed to the mounting base of the scissor lift horizontally relative to the mounting base of the scissor lift.