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<br />8 <br /> <br />unacceptable. Lid latches are unacceptable. The rim must also <br />include a ledge on which the lid rests to create a tight seal between <br />body and lid. <br />BOTTOM: The bottom of the container must have a molded-in wear <br />strip to protect against dragging. Container base must be impact <br />resistant at all points (four corners and the center) of the base for <br />durability. Screw-on, bolt-on, or pop-on wear guards are <br />unacceptable. <br />YES / NO <br />WHEELS: Wheels shall be 10” diameter and 1.75” wide with <br />knobby treads. Wheels must be extra high molecular weight <br />polyethylene capable of supporting 200 pounds per wheel. <br /> <br />YES / NO <br />AXLE: The axle must be 27/32” or greater for 96-gallon containers <br />and 45/48-gallon containers must be 3/4" or greater diameter zinc <br />chromate plated solid high strength steel fully supported by cart <br />body. Axle must slide through two molded-in plastic journals in the <br />cart bottom and must not be exposed to contents inside of container. <br />Each molded-in axle journal must be at least 1” wide. Axles attached <br />by means of bolts or rivets are unacceptable. <br />YES / NO <br />STABILITY: Each container shall be stable and self-balancing when <br />in the upright position, either loaded or empty. The container must <br />be designed to withstand winds of up to 25 mph when empty. <br />Containers must be easy for a citizen to tilt to the roll position when <br />fully loaded while keeping both feet on the ground. Any container <br />which is judged as too difficult to tilt when loaded with 335 pounds <br />(96 Gallon) and 160 pounds (45/48 Gallon) of material will be <br />disqualified. Containers that require a foot fulcrum to assist in tilting <br />the container are unacceptable. <br />YES / NO <br />LIFT SYSTEM: Each container shall be equipped with attachment <br />points which make it compatible with standard American semi- <br />automated bar-locking lifters and fully-automated arm lifters. The <br />upper lift point must be integrally molded into the body of the <br />container. The lower lift bar must be designed to withstand over ten <br />(10) years of lifter attachment, and must be 1” diameter galvanized <br />steel. It must freely rotate a full 360° on its own axis. The lower bar <br />must be mounted in molded-in plastic bearings so that it is not <br />exposed to the contents inside the container. The lower bar must be <br />factory installed and cannot be attached by means of rivets, screws, <br />bolts, fasteners, etc. Containers with bolted on lower bars or plastic <br />lower bars are NOT acceptable. <br />YES / NO <br />COLOR – The container body color shall be a dark green or tan to <br />match our existing carts. Bidder must supply sample chips of the <br />colors available with their bid. Surface treatments, spray-on finishes <br />and materials that are not homogenous are not acceptable. Color will <br />be determined at the time of order. <br />YES / NO