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converting normal 'swivel' casters to ackerman steering, for *HEAVILY*loaded dollies pix posted
I hate swivel casters on one end of a dolly when the load is real
*heavy*. they're ok when the load is light but when the dolly is HEAVY, it's OK going straight in one direction, but IMPOSSIBLE to get turned around unless you either jack up one end of the cart and turn the steering casters by hand OR you "have a spare mile or so" of room to maneuver. and space availability in my garage is 'far less than optimal' so I want to convert some 'normal' swivel casters (have tons of 'em) to 'ackerman steer' casters. I need two stout acker-dollies: one to hold my dialarc (with other stuff piled on top of it) and another dolly for my 500 lb table saw. ----------------------------- anybody here ever tried this? ----------------------------- I'm pretty sure it can be done by welding 'ackerman ears' to the tops of the forks of 'normal' swivel casters. a little bizarre, perhaps, but workable. put it this way: the geometry seems to work in the mockup I made (and illustrated) he http://bubba.hostrator.com/ackerman_...rs_conversion/ comments invited :-) thanks, toolie dave ps-I'm familiar with the 'running gear' miller sells for this welder, with its' a href="http://freemanracing.com/home/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/ca2435dd117737d6bee9ae138f447dbf.jpg""kid's wagon" type steering/a, and I think this ackerman-mod idea is better. I realize having swivel casters with "no trail" would be better, but, I might cut mine and reweld them "straight-forked", OR just "leave the forks like they are now", but with their newly-attached ears. well, let me know :-) - - replies by e-mail, if any, please remove the weirdstuff from my address before you click 'send'. thanks :-) - - |
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