Sorry no pic, but when I needed a way to move my SBC and tranny combo, I took some steel tube and some old motor mounts and attached some wheels. So basically I had a wheel attached to each of the side motor mounts and one on the tranny crossmember.
Two or three of the HF furniture dollies work real well to roll a chassis with no wheels or no wheels that turn off a flat bed trailer too. They even survived the job a while back when I rolled a F1 chassis off a trailer on them.
Another thing with this idea is I have loads of assorted hardware in big boxes. You could dump it on top, then put appropriate tray below (like washers)...then sheet metal, etc. Slide them to the hole! I've seen bargains sometimes in dollar stores on small storage boxes so you could build this roll cabinet for those. 5 stars!!!!! Sent from my SM-S320VL using Tapatalk
Regarding the engine trolleys, I hold the engine in place with turnbuckles, usually where the side mounts would be therefore allowing engine start ups and no straps in the way.
Excellent idea. I have found, however, that four swivel wheels creates a control problem. I like the idea of two swivel wheels and two wheels with fixed pivots. It is easier to go in a straight line and I can still turn corners.
Hey KB, I see what you are saying about moving wheels on one end and straight on the other. Being a person that needs space, freedom to move in any direction and safety, if those back wheels were straight only, it might cause a problem. One might get stuck and need to move one end sideways to clear an obstruction. (lesson learned as teenagers and being an old guy) Also, as far as a control problem, we have moved small antique trunks full of stuff, motor parts, and other old/new car/house stuff. They were all heavier than we could lift and carry. So, speed is not the issue and stability is insured by the straps securely in place. Some of those 360 degree swivel wheels have locks to keep them in some form of lock down in one place. The locks help when resting on the long push from one place to another. Jnaki For us, the 360 swivel wheels in that bigger size helps more than hinders. Beside, at our "older" age, who pushes the heavy items at record breaking speeds?? Ha! The saying for older guys/girls is..."it will get there eventually." We are not spring chickens anymore... but "patience, grasshopper!"
Just a quick comment. I use one of those dollys under my old Lincoln welder. Rolls under the bench and out of the way.
A very good source for storage items are dispersion sales and auctions of commercial equipment from businesses going under, or taken in trade items from business furniture outfits, or surplus school. university, hospital equipment. These items are usually built to high standards (think Snap-On toolbox quality) and often sell for little more than scrap value. There is a trend about equipping your man cave with designer storage cabinets and you can achieve the same results for next to nothing. Happy scrounging!
Solid thought, but this setup would piss me off. I can already see myself with a project torn apart on the bench, needing hardware, and having to move it all to get to my stuff.
Not really an engine stand, but when you are working alone and need to move some heavy stuff around without hurting yourself...
I could have used it last week. I had to move a rear head like that with my buddy Bill's help. He's 6'5", 400#...when I asked if he was o.k. he said "I can cut a ten penny nail in to with my anus". Sent from my SM-S320VL using Tapatalk
Yep, you're right. However, it does suit my needs fine as I don't have any of them highfalutin' high-horsepower racing pieces around my garage...
Engine stand/ dolly I got from my great granddad, the vertical arms are adjustable to fit under any width oil pan.
1st pic is on some library card cabinets I found at a flea market. It was about 15 or 20 years ago when they were swapping out to computerize the libraries. I bought them all for a hundred bucks, which included delivery and moving them into position. 72 drawers for nuts, bolts and other small hardware. The other pics are of a crude shelf arrangement I made up out of scrap, to hold a bunch of copier paper boxes I got from work. I was always going to remake the shelving unit, but haven't gotten around to doing it in the last 25-years or so.....probably never will. Library Cabinet by TagMan, on Flickr XRX1 by TagMan, on Flickr XRX2 by TagMan, on Flickr
If you wired that thing up with low wattage lights, it would make a dandy candelabra for over the dining table.
After spending 32 years in healthcare as an X-Ray/CAT Scan Tech, there were many times I brought stuff home that was being tossed out. We used to use 105 MM roll film to take rapid fire X-rays, such as with GI studies. The film came in a heavy duty, plastic/rubber container with a snap-on lid (about the size of an old 1 quart oil can); they work great for nuts/bolts/washers/grommets/etc, and just stick a label on top to tell what's inside. I keep them all in an old metal cabinet, also from the hospital junk pile. My welding cart is a re-purposed audio-visual cart; 2 level shelves and a top, slanted shelf. My 110 volt MIG, 220 volt MIG, my 220 volt Craftsman buzz box arc welder, and a small O/A setup are ALL on it, along with all the supplies, helmets, gloves, etc! I also have 7 foot tall shelving, and a couple of old dressers I use to store things. "Hey, you're not throwing that out are you?" I am Butch/56sedandelivery.
I've a 20'x20' shed and maximise every bit of available space so I can work. It's tight but managable, a three (3) bay shed with mezzanine floor is next along with a hoist. All the panels hang off hooks on the walls and I've built hardwood shelves (2"x4") along the back and sides for boxes of parts and panels. There are two (2) single beds in the apex for the hood and seats. Below are early set up photos, the fenders are now hanging on the walls as the doors are attached to the body. I've more tools packed into a larger roller toolbox as well as under my bench. All the housing items that can be seen (Tables, chairs) are now gone freeing up valuable storage space. Everything has its place and everything is in its place. As I've run out of room here I've other part boxes stored in the house; cupboards, under stairs etc. Body is now back on frame which makes it a bit easier to work. Not perfect however it works for me.
Such a worthy topic I'm reviving this. I have a storage mezzanine around three of my four walls in my shop. The underside between the floor joists is normally wasted space. I save all kinds of containers for use as storage and screw them to the underside of the mezzanine between the joists. I have also attached a board across the underside in some areas to store small parts. Some of us may get a lot of these pill bottles as we get older. This is my version of a silver lining. Different size containers hold different amounts. If your shop is tall enough, how about hanging interesting stuff from the ceiling? Old bolt bins re-purposed under the mezzanine. A simple shelf made by putting a 1X4 across the underside of mezzanine floor. I buy this brand of nuts just for the storage containers. The big advantage to all these ideas is the visibility when your on the hunt.
Take a supermarket shopping cart, the old metal units and cut the basket off leaving about a foot on each side of the supporting bars. Works great, front wheels pivot for easy turning. I have place engines with trans on them without any fuss. Problem is now only the homeless guys have them, the current supermarket have caught on and place locking devices on them or only using plastic carts. One other issue is that you have to bent over to push them around.
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