Last week I went out and did a little surf fishing, carrying all of my gear wasn't easy, so i decided to put a little something together.
Since we got hit with some unusual cold weather I thought it was a good idea to fire up my wood burning stove and go to work on my project.
Toast is almost done and coffee just about done as well ;D
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I had some tires from my old lawn mower that I decided to hold on to, I also had some 1" conduit leftover from one of my jobs, all I needed was some fittings and bolts, approx. $45 worth.
Here is what I came up with, no drawings, I put it together as I was moving along
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this should help.
Sal
Awesome! Proving the old adage, "Necessity is the mother of invention".
Now everyone'll want one. ;D
~A~
Sal, you're a genius! The screws give it the heavy-duty industrial look
I love the wood stove...
Nice job sal :o as always your a true craftsman. Now all you need is to garbage pick some pneumatic tires. They will be MUCH easier to pull across the sand. Btw, how was your luck surf casting?
Quote from: BMITCH on November 16, 2014, 04:07:57 PM
Nice job sal :o as always your a true craftsman. Now all you need is to garbage pick some pneumatic tires. They will be MUCH easier to pull across the sand. Btw, how was your luck surf casting?
Thanks guys and gal ;).
Bob, not much action, the report at the tackle shop wasn't a good one, no one was catching anything. :-\.
I was getting frustrated with my casting, I was using 60#braid for the first time with 25 yards of 30# flourocarbon and it snapped twice at the nut, losing my wieght and lure. I'm loading them up with 20#mono again, as I had them.
The wheels will do just fine for my area, there is a nice paved road with sand and pea gravel mixed in that is pretty solid.
I only do this a couple of times a year when this cart goes to rest for the winter ;)
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Sal, I'm with ya on the 20# mono on the conventionals off the sand. Far more forgiving. As for fishing from the sand/rock. I at onetime liked surfcasting over boat fishing. To me more of a hunting aspect to it. Now time forces me to have limited time on the water so I would like to optimize my chances of hooking fish. That's why most of my fishing is by boat now. Thanks for sharing the cart idea. I was always thinking of using aluminum and was kinda kicking around the idea of a PVC cart. You've proven it can work. Mine will not be as nice I'm sure. My reels NEVER come out looking as good as yours but they're functional.
Nice work. Harbor Freight has pneumatic tire/wheel sets that regularly go on sale for about $5 each.
Good looking Cart Sal!
Now all you need is an aquarium and you can fish next to the stove. ;D
Great work Sal!
Sal,
I have a few questions for you...
How did you flair your rod holders?
Why isn't the axle tube the back of your tray?
(I'm guessing you wanted the tray higher.)
What is the piece that sticks out in front of the tray for?
Len
Quote from: Lensters on November 17, 2014, 09:52:19 AM
Sal,
I have a few questions for you...
How did you flair your rod holders?
Why isn't the axle tube the back of your tray?
(I'm guessing you wanted the tray higher.)
What is the piece that sticks out in front of the tray for?
Len
Hello Len, as I mentioned above, I didn't really do any drawings, I put something together as I went along.
the rod holder has a piece of 1" conduit, over it another piece of 1 1/4" pipe that fits nice and snug and the sand spike on top.
Bungee cords will still be needed to hold the rods.
The axle tube is in the back, I did it as you see it to keep the tray 12" off the sand.
The piece in front of the tray is to hook my bait bucket, it will also be useful if you wanted to add a short rail, I didn't think it was needed.
Nothing fancy here, I just wanted something to help carry my gear, I got a little winded the last time.
Take care.
Sal
As always a work of art. Now those beautiful reels need a better rod! Those beefsticks wear me out after to much casting.
Creative! Are those rods split grips?
I especially like your toaster ;)
Dom
Yes!
About the toast, That was our toaster 50+ years ago in italy, I still enjoy doing the same today ;).
The last time we lost power, neighbors came over for bacon and eggs. ;D
I'll be right over Sal! ;)
Its going to get below zero tonight and we got about 4" of snow this morning! :o
I hear you, it's supposed to be in the 50's here, its going down in the low 20's this evening.
At the rate we're going, this 600 sq ft stone patio might need to wait till spring :-\
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That's a Beaut!~ ;)
Here is what I awoke to yesterday.
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When a craftsman starts thinking about something he needs watch out. Nice job Sal. I need to get one of those made up myself.
Nice design Sal. Thanks for posting this. I have been planning to make a similar dolly. I may pester you in the future. Couple of questions for now.
You say that is 1" conduit? Is that stronger than plumbing type PVC tubing? I figured 1-1/4", maybe even 1-1/2" tubing would be necessary.
Did you glue any connections? If so, do you think the through bolts are still necessary?
Quote from: Shark Hunter on November 17, 2014, 08:09:09 PM
I'll be right over Sal! ;)
Its going to get below zero tonight and we got about 4" of snow this morning! :o
And I'm complaining about a high of 50 tomorrow...
Quote from: VW on November 18, 2014, 03:33:14 AM
Nice design Sal. Thanks for posting this. I have been planning to make a similar dolly. I may pester you in the future. Couple of questions for now.
You say that is 1" conduit? Is that stronger than plumbing type PVC tubing? I figured 1-1/4", maybe even 1-1/2" tubing would be necessary.
Did you glue any connections? If so, do you think the through bolts are still necessary?
Hello VW, no I don't believe the conduit is stronger than the 1 1/4" pvc, but strong enough for what I did. The wall on the conduit appars to be thicker than the pvc.
Glue should hold, but I decided to use bolts. If you do use glue, make sure you mark all your pieces first, so they will fit as they should, you only get one chance...one of the reason I used bolts. It doesn't look like it, but when you break it down, it gets confusing, you will have many parts.
Again let me mention that I already had some stuff already, all I needed was bolts and fittings, I had a few fittings already as well. I believe that the material needed will run you around $75.
It might not be worth it for some of you, there are some of these on line at a reasonable price. I personally wouldn't buy anything less than $200.
Here is one that I just pulled up:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Wheeleez-WZ1-BCF-Beach-Folding-Cart-/181553756112?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a457277d0
I'm thinking your own might be a little stronger, but definitely not worth it if you purchase the tire kit, those are crazy expensive. I did see some $5 pneumatic tires at Harbor Freight, as floating doc mentioned.
I am aware of the Wheeleez stuff. Very expensive, and then spend more money adapting it to my needs. Thanks for the info.
I saw this one made out of a beach chair.
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I made myself one two years ago out of a golf Kart
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Eventually I made it out of aluminum, it as change a bit since then
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Marc..
Very cool carts, I "cart" my tackle on my back :)
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Quote from: Alto Mare on November 17, 2014, 08:17:09 PM
I hear you, it's supposed to be in the 50's here, its going down in the low 20's this evening.
At the rate we're going, this 600 sq ft stone patio might need to wait till spring :-\
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g431/pescatore1/002-18.jpg) (http://s1101.photobucket.com/user/pescatore1/media/002-18.jpg.html)
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Nice patio Sal, wish you were here, I need one of those ;)
I like it a lot Sal. I've done a couple very similar, I ended up repairing to much PVC and so switched to EMT. Even sweated a copper one together once. I had to figure out how to get a water tight joint some how. I've never thought about angling the rods, makes perfect sense once I looked at yours.
Hope to see a photo with a blue on it being carted home!
Ron
I'm glad I started this thread, I love to see what everyone else uses. CapeFish, I used to lift a 6' concrete lintel on my own, now I have a hard time carrying a chair, a cooler and two rods. Things don't stay the same, unless you're Newell Nut ( Dwight) ;D.
Mike, my daughter is thinking on proceeding with her education in London, if that happens, I'll come over and get it done ;). Do you have Pennsylvania blue stone there? :-\
Thanks guys.
Sal
Quote from: Alto Mare on November 21, 2014, 10:37:42 AM
I'm glad I started this thread, I love to see what everyone else uses. CapeFish, I used to lift a 6' concrete lintel on my own, now I have a hard time carrying a chair, a cooler and two rods. Things don't stay the same, unless you're Newell Nut ( Dwight) ;D.
Mike, my daughter is thinking on proceeding with her education in London, if that happens, I'll come over and get it done ;). Do you have Pennsylvania blue stone there? :-\
Thanks guys.
Sal
Sal,
I don't think we get your stone here, but if you come over, I sure would like to meet up for a beer!! ;D