[nortin]

Cords and air hoses catching on your tires sure is a pain.Your wheel idea is slick too.I don't claim it was me that invented this idea but!,,save a few old brake shoes and use them the same way.just kickem in against the tire (or maybe a bench leg or you name it) Toss em all in that old bucket you have under your workbench when theres no call for them.

[Joelk]

Have you tried the castor guards on anything other than smooth concrete.

It looks like they should work great on a "perfect" floor, but I wonder what happens when you hit a crack, expansion joint or "pot hole".

[Silver Shadow]

Originally Posted by Joelk

Have you tried the castor guards on anything other than smooth concrete.

It looks like they should work great on a "perfect" floor, but I wonder what happens when you hit a crack, expansion joint or "pot hole".

It would not be impossible to make them so they can slide up and down a bit, so if the caster falls into a hole, the whole thing does not bottom out.
The easiest way might be to have a ring within a ring, the inside ring is fixed to be just above the floor with just enough clearance, and the loose fitting outside ring actually drops down onto the concrete floor and drags.

I am going to try these on my MIG welder, it is an absolutely brilliant idea !!!

[deadbodyman]

One thing I have to do is scrape up all the bondo blobs on the floor...

[MARTINSR]

Originally Posted by deadbodyman

One thing I have to do is scrape up all the bondo blobs on the floor...

LOLOL

Brian

[matts37chev]

Originally Posted by Joelk

Have you tried the castor guards on anything other than smooth concrete.

It looks like they should work great on a "perfect" floor, but I wonder what happens when you hit a crack, expansion joint or "pot hole".

most shops i have worked in, they would act as a brake
which might be ok also, your cart wont roll away
actually some of the shops' floors have been ok, I just ended up working outside, often
75 foot long tankers fill up a shop pretty quickly
and there is always more than one broke at a time

[Chopt 48]

That's a great idea. I think my creeper has gotten stuck on more cords and hoses than I care to count.

I've seen the brake shoe/quarter rim thing before but always forget about it until the hose or cord hangs up under a tire.