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The Foldup Cart

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This cart is a small Lightweight cart: 
The cart folds up in one easy action for convenient transportation and the wheels have quick release axle/hubs.

It is made from aluminium and powder coated low sheen black.

Its light weight enables it to be deployed in inaccessible places where a larger cart would be logistically challenging.

Dimensions:

Overall height 1020mm (44”)

Height to top full shelf 865mm (34’’)

Height to 2 shelf (extended) 660mm (26")

When folded with wheels off.  H=1170mm (46")  W=505mm (20")  D=280mm (11") This includes handle & castor protrusions.

Weight 14kg (30lbs)

 
Shelving:

It has 4 full trays permanently attached, which fold. Plus a top half shelf that goes on over the two main side uprights. 

This half shelf is reversible and removable.

Shelves 450mm (17 ¾’’) W, 350mm (13 ¾’’) F to B, 25mm (1’’) D

*** Also available, an option of an extended 2nd shelf down (450 x 450mm) at no extra charge.

There are 2 nuts protruding into the sides of shelves from the front uprights which restrict the internal width to 430mm (just under 17").
They are at the very front of the smaller shelves, but are back 100mm (4") on extended shelf.

Height available between shelves – starting from top full shelf, down        

200mm (7 ¾’’), 240mm (9 ½’’), 320mm (12 ½’’)

This height between the top and 2nd (extended) shelf may compromise view of meters on a larger slide fader mixer.

Wheels:

12 inch sturdy plastic, solid spokes and with quality pump up tyres. Quick release axles.

16 inch aluminium alloy, steel bike type spokes. Quick release axles.

These wheels  are interchangeable on the cart.

Front castors are 2 ¾ inch lockable.

Accessories

Holes, or rivet nut inserts - are on rear of cart - to attach Quick fist and Toolflex boom holders
and Rastorder boom pole boxes. Self supporting hooks are available to go over sides of cart.

Pumps and puncture kits are also available.

No accessories are supplied free, or subsidised, with these carts.

 PRICE Powder coated low sheen black.

12 inch plastic spoke wheels with QR hubs/axles

16 inch aluminium alloy spoked wheels with QR hubs/axles

AUD$750.00

AUD$900.00

Plus 10% Australian Goods and Services Tax, if applicable.

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A history of this cart;
With the foldup cart I first designed it to work with a mixer bag & used it myself on many occasions, particularely doing instructional videos with the Army. It worked very well, there was untold room for everything. I also had the boom pole attatchments on the front & I was able to clamp the boom in & walk away.
I later extended the 2nd shelf to be able to sit down & mix while doing corporates, or commercials.
I offered it as a no cost option - It was a compromise though.
You could no longer mount the boom pole at the front. It also pushed you away from the front of the cart if you were standing & operating your mixer in its bag on the top shelf.
Most people though seemed to prefer this modification.
I did some more modifications which worked well also & have now become standard.
The ergonomics of the extended 2nd shelf are fine. The bottom of the shelf sits at 660mm (26") from the ground. The 2nd shelf is 450mm x 450mm (17.75" x 17.75"), however there are 2 nuts protruding into the sides from the front uprights which restrict the internal width to 430mm (just under 17").
Shelf above is 200mm (8") so problem is you cant see very far back into shelf. Great for a bag type mixer with meters on front by faders & maybe some short depth slide mixers - but a big compromise for a larger mixer. Thats the way it goes.
Re sliding shelf for this cart - not currently available, but something we may explore:
One could be mounted within the extended shelf on narrow sliders - they would not need to be very long, just to bring mixer out to view meters.
It would be messy sitting it atop shelf as the extra height would effect folding.
However if I folded the front lip of the shelf down flat to still maintain strength accross the front of the shelf I could mount a sliding shelf within.
It would I think have to be a dedicated cart, not something I could just throw in.
It would of course move this cart in price substantially towards the VK cart, which in my opinion would be more value for money.
Wheels - Having used the foldup cart when sound recording, the difference in wheel application is;
I found the 12" wheels can make the cart jump up in rough outdoors, but worked perfectly indoors or on pavement.
The 16" wheels worked perfectly anywhere.
 Rob Stalder.