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| | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 123 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 123 | I am finally going to get my cab painted; I need to make a dolly to move it around the shop. Does anyone have ideas for me? what have you used to put your cab on? Please let me know. Thanks
Ed | | | | | Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 163 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 163 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | I just use a couple of furniture dollies that any home improvement store sells.
Works good,
Scott | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | I made a dolly using home depot casters and some lumber.
I use a cherry picker to lift stuff, and failed to make sure the casters were tall enough for the cherry picker to roll under the dolly. If I were doing it again I'd buy taller casters.
1955 1st GMC Suburban | 1954 GMC 250 trailer puller project | 1954 GMC 250 Hydra-Matic | 1954 Chevy 3100 . 1947 Chevy COE | and more...
It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,299 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,299 | I used two copier cabinets | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 453 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 453 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 144 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 144 | I got a hold of a 4x5 pallet, went to the local hardware store and bought 4x4 inch swival casters , bolted them on the pallet and lifted the 46 cab on with an engine kift crane. Works great. I did however take the doors off to make the 46 much lighter.Got the idea from this site as I believe there are pictures of one somewhere in here. Bob T | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22 | I made a dolly too but used 2" square tube and 2" angle iron with 2x4 cross supports and 2x6 for the cab to sit on. Welded them up and put on some 4" casters. It works like a dream and didn't cost much at all. If you want, I can send you the dimensions and a couple of pix.
Fleetside Bob
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,384 | I used 2 creepers, worked good, I already had them & spent no time building something to use only once. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 98 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 98 | I just made made a frame out of 2x4s and mounted steel wheel casters to the bottom of it.Works like a champ as long as it stays on the concrete.Needs better casters tho for the driveway/yard. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 804 | I had an extra frame that was all butchered up in at both ends so I cut it up to make a dolly. The cab will bolt right on it like original.  I know everyone can't do this, but it really isn't that hard, before I got this one I had asked a few people (Jay N CA right here on Stovebolters had one for me) and cheap rusty or hacked up frames are around. Brian
1948 Chevy Pickup
Chopped and sectioned
owned since 1974 when I was 15.
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