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TuxDave

Lifer
Oct 8, 2002
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Originally posted by: sao123
Ok, so we need to buy a new cargo cart for everyday office use, but i need to know if it will fit in our elevator...

See diagram My Elevator and cart.

the cart is 30 x 60 and the elevator is 50 x 80 with 42 inch doors...
will the carts turn radius allow us to turn the cart into the elevator or do I have to get a 48 inch cart instead?


DRAWING not drawn to scale

A 30x48 cart will not turn either.

The turning ability is determined by the diagonal length of the cart vs the smallest dimension of the room.

sqrt(30^2+48^2) = 56.6m diagonal. The room's smallest dimension is 50m.

56.6 > 50 so no, it will not turn.

Edit: oh, the elevator is oriented THAT way... give me a sec.
 

Sukhoi

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Dec 5, 1999
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Originally posted by: TuxDave
Originally posted by: sao123
Ok, so we need to buy a new cargo cart for everyday office use, but i need to know if it will fit in our elevator...

See diagram My Elevator and cart.

the cart is 30 x 60 and the elevator is 50 x 80 with 42 inch doors...
will the carts turn radius allow us to turn the cart into the elevator or do I have to get a 48 inch cart instead?


DRAWING not drawn to scale

A 30x48 cart will not turn either.

The turning ability is determined by the diagonal length of the cart vs the smallest dimension of the room.

sqrt(30^2+48^2) = 56.6m diagonal. The room's smallest dimension is 50m.

56.6 > 50 so no, it will not turn.

Edit: oh, the elevator is oriented THAT way... give me a sec.

Large cart and elevator eh? ;)
 

TuxDave

Lifer
Oct 8, 2002
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Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Originally posted by: TuxDave
Originally posted by: sao123
Ok, so we need to buy a new cargo cart for everyday office use, but i need to know if it will fit in our elevator...

See diagram My Elevator and cart.

the cart is 30 x 60 and the elevator is 50 x 80 with 42 inch doors...
will the carts turn radius allow us to turn the cart into the elevator or do I have to get a 48 inch cart instead?


DRAWING not drawn to scale

A 30x48 cart will not turn either.

The turning ability is determined by the diagonal length of the cart vs the smallest dimension of the room.

sqrt(30^2+48^2) = 56.6m diagonal. The room's smallest dimension is 50m.

56.6 > 50 so no, it will not turn.

Edit: oh, the elevator is oriented THAT way... give me a sec.

Large cart and elevator eh? ;)

What... you're telling me that YOU don't have 50m wide elevators? Psh.. poor people. :p