21- x 59-inch side sliding transportation cart
The pitch: Ideally suited for shipping a wide variety of products, including bedding plants, perennials and hanging baskets.
- All-steel construction, hot-dip galvanized finish
- 1,000 pounds distributed load capacity
- Each cart is equipped with 2- x 5-inch QSP casters, or alternative casters that work best for a grower’s environment
- Base features 18-inch drawbar with expanded metal mesh or solid sheet steel, and sliding shelves are also available in expanded metal mesh or solid sheet steel
- Ladders offer 26 positions and give the cart a height of 81 inches
For more: Wellmaster, wellmaster.ca
PDC2468 power point cart system
The pitch: Designed for a wide variety of floral and general merchandise products, this compact cart system allows for many different custom options.
- Creates an attractive store front, promote sales or market test campaigns
- Offers a quick return on investment
- 24 inches deep and has a large capacity
- Made of hot-dipped, galvanized steel after welding, giving it a solid, long-lasting build
- Easy to move through store front doors
- Photo shows model DC2468 with optional 2-tier Clip-on End Caps PDC2468-EC
For more: OutFront Portable Solutions, outfrontps.com
Grocart #11255-900C
The pitch: Three-sided folding cart designed specifically as a distribution and display method for flowers and plants. It holds 48 8-pack flats and up to 17 shelves, allowing growers to transport and display hundreds of plants.
- Features 2- x 2-inch wire grid on the sides and back for optimal containerization and eliminating the need for stretch wrapping product
- Features adjustable shelving and many different position locations
- 43-inch depth
- 17 shelf rails are spaced 4 inches apart
- Folds to a depth of 6 inches
- 1,500-pound loading capacity
- Zinc-plated and can be lifted with a forklift
For more: Cannon Equipment, cannoncarts.com
Green monster plant cart
The pitch: Its wire shelves allow for drainage and watering, and it can be used for transporting or as a display. It also has a tow hitch and coupling.
- Holds five 10-inch x 20-inch plant flats per shelf
- Metal construction
- Economical and resilient
- Measures 56.5 inches long, 21 inches wide and 82.5 inches high
- Painted in a green electrostatic powdered coat
- Collapses for storage
- Includes the base and five removable shelves
- Shelves have a 2-inch x 2-inch wire grid
- Two rigid and two swivel casters
For more: Mart for Carts, martforcarts.com
Sit cart – TE001
The pitch: Available in custom-made sizes and designs, the sit cart is made of a steel frame with plywood shelves.
- 265 pounds transport load
- 154 to 176 pounds shelf load
- Weight of about 80 pounds
- Features a galvanized, powder coating
- Loading capacity is 168 sets/ 20-foot GP; 438 sets/ 40-foot HC
- Size is about 53 x 22 x 75 inches.
For more: Qingdao Sun-Voyage International Trade Co., sun-voyagetrade.com
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