<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">When doing a major move of a fluid-preserved collection at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute many years ago, the then ichthyology collection manager Kate Shaw and I purchased good quality, pneumatic-wheeled carts, which had a lip around the shelves to prevent jars from sliding off. These carts were much easier to move and greatly reduced vibrations, particularly for containers we had to move from one building to another. What is important is to get a cart with quality tires. We used a bicycle tire pump to adjust the tire pressure when the load weight changed.</div><br><div><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The problem with s</span><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span>olid wheels<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> is that they</span> transmit vibration<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">s</span> directly through the cart to the containers, which <span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)">plays</span> havoc with seals and causes excessive movement of specimens within the containers--quality pneumatic wheels will greatly reduce this.<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> It is important to do regular checks of the pressure in pneumatic wheels and adjust as necessary, but this is a small price to pay for much smoother ride for the specimen containers.<br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Going back to the <b>original question</b> that provoked this discussion, I suspect that what was meant by "self-leveling trolly" is not a cart with an adjustable bed, but rather one that maintains the bed level while moving up or down a slope. I have seen such cats in the past (although never in a museum), but they were large and expensive, and I cannot find a current source for one now. This raises the question of<b> how steep the ramp is</b> that the carts will need to move up and down, and what are the concerns about using the ramp? Is it the weight of the load to be pushed up and down, or how the tilt of the cart will affect the container seals? If the containers are properly sealed you should be able to move them up a slope without a problem, unless the angle is very steep. Or is there some other concern?<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">--John</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">John E. Simmons<br>Writer and Museum Consultant</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Museologica<br><i>and</i><br>Associate Curator of Collections<br>Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery<br>Penn State University<br><i>and</i><br>Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia<br>Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima</span></font><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 3:23 PM Dirk Neumann <<a href="mailto:d.neumann@leibniz-lib.de">d.neumann@leibniz-lib.de</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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stays loaded for 2-3 days): even though well pressured, the tires slightly deformed and started bouncing when the cart was moved.</div>
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One tire came with a faulty tube; the amount of effort I have put in to replace it is out of all proportion -- and I can't recommend the cart with pneumatic tires as a result. Also, the customer support from the vendor was, well, less than zero -- long online
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Eventually after patching the faulty tube -- and having it fail -- and after much searching for replacement tubes or even tires, replacement tubes were purchased from....Amazon. </div>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">A gardening cart! That is a great idea.
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Some of our ichthyology labs had a big gardening cart with the large tiers which they took
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">I think our chemistry stock room has one they use now to make deliveries. If you want I can
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<p>I agree with both Andy and Paul. The balloon /pneumatic tires are a good idea. They would absorb vibrations on the floor. At Science Museum of Minnesota we used heavy milk carton crates, padded with ethafoam to move many of our fluid
collections in gallon jars. As I remember (it was a few years ago) we used our regular carts with lips on them to move the smaller jars, often packed in boxes with dividers.
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<p>How steep is the ramp? That might determine if you need to get more complicated.</p>
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<p>I’ve seen wagons with rigid metal sides (like a child’s Radio Flyer truck) and large balloon tires for use on uneven surfaces and sand. They could be used to move drums and tanks of fluid. You may be able to rent them from a site equipment
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<p style="margin-left:0.5in">I think you are looking for something like this:
<a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.southworthproducts.com%2fen%2fproducts%2fportable-lift-tables%2fdandy-levelers-self-leveling-portable-lift-tables&c=E,1,szJ1KhTGeJMYNpFuPma7jTBptwDaMN_HzgHEPpqKEPWcdVJukI9q_z8BxsxsDABcowbh_DHr6UizjFjQVU0s0EchdXPFWOhiO9JS1EqoQW6A60k1&typo=1" target="_blank">
https://www.southworthproducts.com/en/products/portable-lift-tables/dandy-levelers-self-leveling-portable-lift-tables</a>.</p>
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<p style="margin-left:0.5in">I have never used one before but just looking at it I would not think it would be safe for transporting fluid materials unless you could find one with a lip that would prevent materials from falling off. Depending
on the grade of your ramp, I would not think it would be too unsafe to use a regular low level cart and place all jars into crates or boxes and secure them to the cart.</p>
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<p style="margin-left:0.5in">If you really need one of these, there are lots of different suppliers who make these in various sizes but none are cheap.</p>
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<p style="margin-left:0.5in">Hope that helps</p>
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<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span lang="EN-GB">We are in the process of moving our fluid collection to a new location, a university building is being refurbished for us.
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<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span lang="EN-GB">Entry to the building is currently via a sloping fire exit ramp, which is not ideal.
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<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span lang="EN-GB">The contractors have told us that we need a “self-levelling trolley”.</span></p>
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<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span lang="EN-GB">Have any of you heard of such a thing? Have you used one? Could you recommend one?
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<p style="margin-left:0.5in"><span lang="EN-GB">Would it be safe for transporting fluid specimens?
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