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| | | | Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 393 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 393 | This was brought up briefly on another post, but I thought I would start a new thread about casters on the tech tip engine dolly/caddy. What load capacity casters have people used on the dolly from the tech tip? I was thinking that 250lb capacity would work as it would supply 1000lb total. But Tim suggests (in the other post) to use 500lb or 600lb casters. What's the science behind caster capacities? (I'll be building one soon for a 235 (I hope)). Any information greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 7,440 | Overkill, bigger is better! 🤓
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| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,624 | Agree, bigger or stronger is better. Buddy bought a dolly from HF. Put a 350 on it and it crashed and burned on the first crack on the concrete floor. I welded oversized pads to the four bottom corners and he mounted serious wheels.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,194 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 5,194 | I used light weight caster on a Pontiac V8 test stand I built. They were strong enough to hold the weight with even a little extra strength. Once the engine was loaded, it rolled OK till it hit the bump leading out of the garage. Two of them bent and stopped. The shock of the bump was enough to trash them. The next set was double the weight capacity of the first set, they have been working fine so far.
As long as your floor is super smooth, you can get by with lighter wheels, but if you have a rough floor, go twice or more of the total weight. Wider is also better. | | |
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