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TESTING REPORT <br />DATE: 23 April2009 <br />SUBJECT: Trash carts <br />PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION: Cascade 96 gallon cart <br />TEST: LOADING AND UNLOADING (CYCLE TEST) —AUTOMATED <br />TEST DESCRIPTION: The loading and unloading test is designed to approximate the useful life of a <br />cart (10 years) in the actual lifting and squeezing that is performed when emptying the cart into an <br />automated truck. This test is useful in assessing the overall design (such as the lid fit, handle material and <br />hinge mechanism, wheel assembly strength, etc.) and overall durability. <br />MINIMUM PERFORMANCE STANDARD: ANSI standard Z245.30 requires that after testing the cart <br />should not suffer any damage or permanent deformation such that it cannot be safely used in normal <br />operation. ANSI Z245.60 establishes dimensional requirements for the cart. <br />TEST PROCEDURE (Meets the requirements of ANSI Z245.30): <br />1. The test is conducted at room temperature. <br />2. A standard ARE automated lifting mechanism is used. This lifter is compatible with all currently <br />used carts. The lifting mechanism is attached to a stationary frame which allows the cart to be <br />emptied and then reloaded on each cycle. <br />3. The cycle time is greater than eight seconds, as required in the standard. <br />4. The cart is loaded with inert material at the standard load capacity as indicated in ANSI standard <br />according to the rated size of the container. The loading material is to occupy at least 70% of the <br />volume of the cart. (For nominal 96 gallon carts, the load is 350 pounds.) <br />S. The cart is positioned in front of the lifting mechanism and is then squeezed and lifted to empty <br />the cart into a bin. The cart is set down onto a concrete surface and is held stationary as it is <br />reloaded by tipping the bin to allow the weights to re-enter the cart. <br />6. Inspections are made whenever any change is noticed and after every 100 lifts. <br />7. Failure is judged to be cracks; holes or other induced defects or deformations in the cart that <br />would prevent the carVs use as a trash cart and be emptied by the automated method. <br />TEST RESULTS: <br />cy-gles Comments on Peribimance <br />520 No significant damage --- cart operates acceptably <br />SUMMARY: No significant damage was seen and so the cart passed the ANSI Z245.30 and Z245.60 <br />standards for minimum performance. <br />Brent Strong <br />Professor, Manufacturing Engineering Tech. <br />Brigham Young University <br />265 CTB <br />Provo, UT 84602 <br />