I did just exactly what you are inquiring about. I used (2) 2X10's - 30"L,
(2) 3/4X6 - 24"W, and 3/4 plywood 24x30 and (4) 150 lb 2" castors (2 have
locks). The bigger the castors the easier the whole thing will be to roll
under load. The locks on two castors keep the contraption from rolling
away.
I laid out the 2X10's and placed the 3/4X36 on top crosswise. Then I
drilled holes to mount the castors placing them as close to the edge as
possible - leaving about an 1" to edge of the 3/4X6. Do want the thing to
tip over. I mounted the castors with 2.5 " bolts. I also counter sunk
the castor bolts so they would not interfere with the plywood. The flipped
the whole thing over and screw the plywood sheeting to it. The only other
thing I did was I made a 2"Wx5.5"Hx24L spacer to put under the engine in
front of the oil pan. The engine sits quite nicely on it for the time being
and rolls out of the way with just a little bit of effort.
Jerry - 1968 GT-6 MK1
Linda Long (IM) wrote:
> Listers,
> Soon I will be renting an engine hoist to pull the engine and tranny out
> of my TR250. I want to store it, but don't want to simply set it some
> where in the garage or basement. I'd like to store it on some type of
> contraption so that I can roll it around the garage. I'm thinking of
> building a box frame, say 3' x 2' frame out of 2x10's and put some stout
> casters on it. I wont need the frame to be such that I can work on the
> engine as it is stored....I just want to be able to roll it around
> MY QUESTION IS--->has any one built anything like this....or have their
> own design that gets at what I'm trying to do?
>
> thanks
>
> Tom Long
>
> 64TR4
> 68TR250
> 76TR6
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