WDKfan
Workin too much
- Location
- Lake Wylie, South Carolina
I am going to build my own beach cart and was wondering if anyone knew how thick(wall) the aluminum tube should be to support the weight.
How thick is it?
- Thread starter WDKfan
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- So. IL
Mine is really thin you can stand on it and it will bow. Which is plenty strong enough if you only put standups on it and watch what you are doing.
If you are building one like I have then where the nose of the ski sits on the stop make it a little stronger. If someone borrows your dolly and puts a blaster on it and pulls it all the way to the front. All the weight is between the wheels and the handle and not ballanced over the wheels the thing will bend untill it cracks. O know that it a stupid way to put it on the dolly it makes it super heavy to move but someone did it and broke mine at Lanier last year. Right in front of the bow holder.
This isn't my dolly but it is just like it
If you are building one like I have then where the nose of the ski sits on the stop make it a little stronger. If someone borrows your dolly and puts a blaster on it and pulls it all the way to the front. All the weight is between the wheels and the handle and not ballanced over the wheels the thing will bend untill it cracks. O know that it a stupid way to put it on the dolly it makes it super heavy to move but someone did it and broke mine at Lanier last year. Right in front of the bow holder.
This isn't my dolly but it is just like it
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Beach Bum
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- Florida - U.S.A.
That's one of the nicest custom built dolly’s that I have ever seen. :biggthumpup:
I just check the thickness on my Bigfoot and it's about 1/16 or 0.063" or 1.588mm by 2-1/4" square aluminum tubing.
I buy most of my metal from online metals web site and they ship it right to your door via UPS.
http://www.onlinemetals.com/
I just check the thickness on my Bigfoot and it's about 1/16 or 0.063" or 1.588mm by 2-1/4" square aluminum tubing.
I buy most of my metal from online metals web site and they ship it right to your door via UPS.
http://www.onlinemetals.com/
- Location
- So. IL
WDKfan
Workin too much
- Location
- Lake Wylie, South Carolina
I am think ing of buliding a hybrid of one like Speedfreak's and one like the pic. I was curoius about the thickness is beacause the dock lader my friend gave me is almost .160 wall thickness:bigeyes:, also I didnt know how thick the big companies use and the .160 is almost $10.00 per foot vs. $5.00/ft for Aluminum 6061-T6 Bare 1.625" x 0.058" x 1.509" which is what ill probably use alnong with some rectangle tube for the tounge and wheel supports. thanks for the help and info.
Brian
Brian
