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Hello,

I am thinking about building a rotisserie, and need some advice on wheel load rating.

If I build one to take 900kg. and I have 8 wheels, does this mean each wheel has to take 900/8kg = 112.5kg each since the load of 900kg plus rotisserie weight?

so 112.5kg + weight of rotisserie / number of wheels?

caster wheels are bloody expensive... any one know a good source of cheap/ good wheels?

Cheers

Ed

Yep - go and flog a shopping trolley

I want my rotisserie to roll straight Blacky

Blacky wrote:Yep - go and flog a shopping trolley

On mine I have those pumped up tyres you can get from Bunnings or SuperCheap, similar to removalists trolleys etc. (you know the ones touch smaller then a wheel barrow wheel)

Is it easy to manouvre around?

I dont have much fore/aft space so need to go side to side easily.

Cheers
Ed

You can get rated and non rated castor wheels , the rated ones are dear .

Go for a decent size non rated one , they will handle the weight ok .

Will look into that Rusty, thanks,

I have been even thinking of buying some cheap "car dollies" off ebay and just using those wheels...

Ed wrote:Is it easy to manouvre around?

I dont have much fore/aft space so need to go side to side easily.

Cheers
Ed

Yep no problems with the moving on the wheels. It also comes down to our heavy your rotisserie will be. The cars themselves aren't that heavy when they are a bare shell.

Jason

Have 8 wheels from old hospital beds on mine , 200 diam and swivel . Flash stainless centres just like chromies Try your local hospitals maintainence crew . Cold block on a Friday arvo goes a long way.

Here ya go Ed!
http://www.evansclarke.com.au/auction_items.asp?id=4424

Ed wrote:Hello,
does this mean each wheel has to take 900/8kg = 112.5kg each since the load of 900kg plus rotisserie weight?

Ed

Assuming the weight is distributed exactly evenly between them, which probably wont be the case depending on the design