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Re: Has anyone tested out the viability of using hooks to lift totes?

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Originally Posted by pipsqueaker View Post
We were thinking about using some sort of belt/hook system to manage totes- the totes would be lifted via small hooks which would hook onto the lips of the totes (each set of hooks would only support one tote).

We're currently debating this vs another idea, and I was wondering if anyone here had already conceived of / prototyped this idea. I myself really dont like having to rely on hooks to lift these things (especially if they only hook into one edge of the tote), but I'd really like to see if you guys have any evidence to indicate that my fears are misplaced
Our team has been prototyping a system using hooks on a chain system. We have been able to hold onto the totes despite violent shaking of the mechanism. It works better when you hook onto the long side of the tote.