Welding cart build up.... - Page 2

**rustywrangler** · 06-16-2007, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BESRK

Nice cart! I like the pics of it on the living room floor

"Honey, can you pass me the remote for the TV... it's sitting on the welder."

Yea, that lasted all of a day. I was politely asked to get my crap out of the living room.

xwildman138x · 06-24-2007, 08:52 PM

Thanks rusty you just lit a fire under my a**! I need one to hold my miller arc welder (man that thing is old and heavy!) and my wire feed with a spot for a future bottle. Only thing I need is some all terrain tires on it because I just have a little shed and no concrete or pavement to roll around on, mostly working in the dirt. I love the spots for clamps and the box on the front. You don't mind if I steal a couple of your ideas for mine do ya

Nice job

**rustywrangler** · 06-25-2007, 12:59 PM

Thanx man. Its working out great for holding almost everything. I am in the same situation as you. All of my stuff is in the basement and I work in an uneven driveway.

I found out the hard way today that the front casters I got DO NOT hold up to what they are rated for. Snapped one of the centers right off the bearing.

Time for bigger wheels I guess.

xwildman138x · 06-25-2007, 07:57 PM

I was thinking maybe a 5" wheel something like this
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=2614
its supposed to hold up to 220 lbs so that should be sufficient. I need it to roll across the rocks and up the ramp of the shed and over the lip without flipping over. I think its time to start looking for a old display or rack or something somebody is throwing out to cut up and transform into a welding rack. Pirates don't buy metal its agaist the pirate code.

**rustywrangler** · 06-25-2007, 08:50 PM

Yea, I am actually going to swing thru HF tomorrow after I return these crappy wheels to TSupply. I will check those out. You may also want to look into one of those metal garden carts. I also have discovered that I maybe should have made the cart just a few inches shorter and one or two wider. It seems a little top heavy. This could also be due to the crappy weak wheels I had on the front.

I will report back tomorrow on those wheels if they are any good or not.

The carnage:

**JeeperDon** · 06-26-2007, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by rustywrangler

Now the only things left to do are to skin the decks with sheetmetal and add the front pull handle. Then Paint and its DONE!!!!!!!!!

I would add a bracket to hold the bottle better, sort of a pocket of some sort.

**rustywrangler** · 06-26-2007, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JeeperDon

I would add a bracket to hold the bottle better, sort of a pocket of some sort.

Good call, I am actually going to be bending some 1.5" X 3/16" flat stock in class tonight in the shape of the cylander. I figured out I can fit two on back side by side so I will make somewhat of a rack. Then I will have a clamp of some sort with a hinge that will finish the wrap around to hold the cylander tight to the cart.

camjeep3 · 06-26-2007, 02:36 PM

you have inspired me to build a cart for my little lincoln welder, i think i will start next week!

**Bigbob** · 06-26-2007, 04:25 PM

I hope you did not weld the cart together with the Miller 180 that will go on the cart! Those machines that "build" themselves can get smarter and take over Earth a lot faster than machines we build. Be careful. I hope you have seen the "Terminator" series of movies. Beware the machine!

xwildman138x · 06-26-2007, 08:30 PM

I'll have to look into that garden cart idea. thanks rusty

**rustywrangler** · 06-26-2007, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigbob

I hope you did not weld the cart together with the Miller 180 that will go on the cart! Those machines that "build" themselves can get smarter and take over Earth a lot faster than machines we build. Be careful. I hope you have seen the "Terminator" series of movies. Beware the machine!

Now that you mentioned it, there were a few extra handles on there today...........

**Bigbob** · 06-26-2007, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rustywrangler

Now that you mentioned it, there were a few extra handles on there today...........

If you find a red eyeball looking at you. HAUL ***!

03Wrangler · 07-05-2007, 09:18 PM

nice penetration

great job, looks nice!

**rustywrangler** · 07-05-2007, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigbob

If you find a red eyeball looking at you. HAUL ***!

I will just threaten it with the OXY/ACE TORCH

**Scrambler82** · 07-09-2007, 05:53 PM

Nice Job, Good Ideas.

Did you get any ideas on the rear tire nuts.

How about Buying some Castle Nut, the ones with the slots in them and use cotter pins ?
How about double nutting ?

Just thinking out loud.

06-25-2007, 12:59 PM	#18
rustywrangler Got my eye on you..... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 18,657 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Thanx man. Its working out great for holding almost everything. I am in the same situation as you. All of my stuff is in the basement and I work in an uneven driveway. I found out the hard way today that the front casters I got DO NOT hold up to what they are rated for. Snapped one of the centers right off the bearing. Time for bigger wheels I guess. __________________ http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...k_banner-1.gif Congenital Heart Disease is a reality for me, BOTH of my children have it. Please read up and become aware for future generations Lydia Ann-Acquired 08/05/05 Open Heart surgery 08/10/05 Jacob Patrick-Acquired 01/17/08 Open Heart surgery 02/15/08 Last edited by rustywrangler; 06-25-2007 at 08:50 PM..

06-25-2007, 08:50 PM	#20
rustywrangler Got my eye on you..... Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Syracuse, NY Posts: 18,657 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Yea, I am actually going to swing thru HF tomorrow after I return these crappy wheels to TSupply. I will check those out. You may also want to look into one of those metal garden carts. I also have discovered that I maybe should have made the cart just a few inches shorter and one or two wider. It seems a little top heavy. This could also be due to the crappy weak wheels I had on the front. I will report back tomorrow on those wheels if they are any good or not. The carnage: __________________ http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p...k_banner-1.gif Congenital Heart Disease is a reality for me, BOTH of my children have it. Please read up and become aware for future generations Lydia Ann-Acquired 08/05/05 Open Heart surgery 08/10/05 Jacob Patrick-Acquired 01/17/08 Open Heart surgery 02/15/08

06-26-2007, 04:25 PM	#24
Bigbob Web Wheeler Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bakersfield Posts: 3,196 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	I hope you did not weld the cart together with the Miller 180 that will go on the cart! Those machines that "build" themselves can get smarter and take over Earth a lot faster than machines we build. Be careful. I hope you have seen the "Terminator" series of movies. Beware the machine! __________________ 2006 Solar Yellow Rubicon Unlimited Jeep Club Member #1340 6 Speed, Hardtop Mods done: Hurst tee handle, cheap hand throttle, Rokmen Merc front bumper, Warn 9.5 TI winch with 3/8" X 100 worth of Viking yellow rope, DPG OME Ultimate with JKS ACOS up front, Kilby Gas Tank Skid, Kilby Steering Box Skid, Jeep Medic Belly Up, Skidrow Engine Skid, Rockcrusher Diff Skid in the rear, Warn Diff cover in front, , AR Outlaw II's and MTR 12:50/15's, Homemade rear Bumper, Cheap Cobra CB, Puma OBA, Sirius Radio, Locker Defeat, Rockhard cage, Rockmen short corners, homemade tire swing/tailgate hinge affair, Airlift air bags on the rear- - - - - - and more to come!