Whoa boys. Hold up on the Dollywood and Parton references. Stay with me... There's probably already something out in the main boards, and maybe in here, but I thought we could use a thread dedicated to cab dolly and rotisserie pics / builds / show / tell / bragging. I have casters and miscellaneous supplies... Eager to steal y'all's ideas!!! JML
Built mine out of 2 inch tubing and 2.5" . It's adjustable for many apps . The casters are on the adjustable parts and I just put my risers where I need them . Probably over build but I had tubing laying around . Blue
had a minute to search our social forums for COE cab dollies: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/my-coe-body-dolly.920448/#post-10403625 http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...4-coe-crew-build.1001434/page-2#post-11643610
I think I can take the prize for crudest. Mine has pretty much been built from the frame up on the shop floor and/or on the truck frame.
I'm afraid to ask about the blind pros***ute... I'm not sure which is more impressive, the creeper or the cart? Glad to know that I'm not the only one who "mis-uses" the creeper. If I had a cart like that, I'm fairly certain my wife would have it in the living room.
I built one out of s**** metal years ago.....mainly use it to put pickup boxes on to move in and out of the paint booth. It also works great for early car bodies. A bit long for cabs, but still works. It's about 6' long and 3'wide and about 2'high. The rails are 3" channel iron. Have seen some made from wood, but I like metal.....can tack weld on supports, etc. Locking casters are nice too.
When I first got my truck home I built a simple super sized furniture dolly just to move the cab in my very space challenged driveway and garage. When it came time to start the crew cabbing, I felt I needed alittle more than the wood dolly would give me. The first version of my second cab dolly/now jig, referenced above, my main criteria was to be able to completely dis***emble it for storage or re-purposing. I was shooting for what Blue built, but didn't have any tubing to slip over or through the other piece....but I had Unistrut! Excellent for moving/adjusting and setting up the jigs. When I started jigging it up I found it had too much flex, I think they make thicker unistrut, but this is what I had. I added the steel, welded the unistrut (much rigidity, but grinding required to break down) and it is plenty rigid and still have the unistrut for jigging. Overall I am almost happy, if my locking casters, a must I believe also,(that is if you plan to work on it while on the dolly) actually worked I would be completely pleased. Bottom line is decide on the main design criteria you need, just moving around or much more, look around see what you have, there are many ways to skin a cat.
I made one out of wooden pallets for my F4 then when it was done I s****ped it for the wood heater. Another work shop here sets them up in steel so he can bolt the (mostly MACK) cabs to them and move them with a fork lift. Great when they need to go out to be sand blasted as they can be loaded on a truck.
I had a s**** little trailer which I used the wheels and independent suspension units fro Some s****s steel so I welded mine together, and it was one of the best things ever to move the body around , From home to the shot blasters and then to the body shop, back home etc. My good neighbor is now using it to rebuild his car on.
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