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Subject: questions on motor/transmission cart
From: Dan Buettner <danb@thelittlemacshop.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2000 14:59:27 -0600
I'm thinking of building a small rolling cart out of some scrap 
lumber so that I can set my TR3 engine/transmission unit on it for 
the next several months.

Three questions arise, and I seek the list's input:

1) Will I ruin the oil pan by having all that weight on it for a while?

2) Should I separate the transmission and stash it under my workbench 
(less weight on cart)?

2) I bought 4 175 lb-rated casters.  That's 700 lbs capacity, total. 
Will this be enough, or should I get two more for a total of 6 
casters and 1,050 lbs capacity?

Dan
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Dan Buettner  -  Des Moines, Iowa  -  mailto:danb@thelittlemacshop.com

1977 Spitfire, FM64159U, now with an O too. Runs & drives, but shakes
like crazy; needs new tires and a steering/suspension rebuild.
http://home.earthlink.net/~nickndan/gmachine/greenmachine.html

1957 TR3, TS15098L. Needs an O. Undergoing frame-off restoration begun 9/99.
http://home.earthlink.net/~nickndan/TR3/TR3.html

1988 Honda Civic 4WD Wagon. Gets me to work and back home again every day.
No home page. (go figure)

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