Car skates

[totalnova]

I'm just wondering if anyone has had a go at making something along the lines of a car skate to help move the car around when it has no wheels on.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=321740394231&alt=web

Something like that, maybe with but in Axel stands that you can raise and lower?
Cheers Nick.

[BRoadGhost]

£230 for 3 meters of painted box & 8 castors; it better come with lube too.

[EwanG]

Time = money! So if you don't have the time/welder etc then buy them. Its a small job for someone with the tools and materials. I am a fabricator welder but if I didn't have the time then I would get my wallet out! Simples lol

[totalnova]

£230 for 3 meters of painted box & 8 castors; it better come with lube too.

Hence why im thinking of making my own, thinking something along the lines of a square to go under the car, with casters on each corner with a platform for each corner to put an axle stand

[DaveMarshall]

For moving a bare shell we made some frames that bolted to the front lower arm and rear beam mounts.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/DaveMarshall/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/A088456F-FCE7-48D2-8F33-759731399578.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/DaveMarshall/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/A088456F-FCE7-48D2-8F33-759731399578.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/DaveMarshall/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/8F8751B0-F5D3-46FE-A1C7-683D85D117A5.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/DaveMarshall/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/8F8751B0-F5D3-46FE-A1C7-683D85D117A5.jpg.html)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/DaveMarshall/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/CF39445E-FDF0-4BBA-9A95-71671567F21D.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/DaveMarshall/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/CF39445E-FDF0-4BBA-9A95-71671567F21D.jpg.html)

Dave.

[totalnova]

Do you remember where you got the caster wheels from?

[DaveMarshall]

It was quite a long time ago but I'm pretty sure we got them from tool station.

Dave.

[mowgli]

I used to move them about on the bottom half of a shopping trolley. Damn strong and only a quid from most supermarkets.

[Tim Harpley]

I used to move them about on the bottom half of a shopping trolley. Damn strong and only a quid from most supermarkets.

lollollol

[totalnova]

Well after starting this thread I thought I would get my ass in gear and made this

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/totalnova/IMAG1699.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/totalnova/media/IMAG1699.jpg.html)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/totalnova/IMAG1700.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/totalnova/media/IMAG1700.jpg.html)



http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/totalnova/IMAG1703.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/totalnova/media/IMAG1703.jpg.html)

also treated my self to a new jack as the old one started pissing out hydraulic fluid
from costco

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/totalnova/received_10155644441530022.jpeg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/totalnova/media/received_10155644441530022.jpeg.html)

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y155/totalnova/received_10155644442385022.jpeg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/totalnova/media/received_10155644442385022.jpeg.html)

should make my life easier.