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Fri Apr 10, 2020 3:25 pm

Hi, I came here for the same reason as the poster above! Wondering if anyone has a rotisserie they are done with and want to sell. I’m in Vermont, willing to travel a bit or investigate shipping. Just trying to save a little time and not reinvent the octagonal wheel..

Thanks

Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:03 am

I am trying to build Jimb0w tipper cart. Will need the total height of the wheels as that is critical to the success of the design. Measurement should include the metal that holds the rubber wheels. If the wheels are to short the metal which is at a 45 degree will not get close enough to the wheels or that metal will scrape or the wheels won’t touch the ground. If anyone has tried to build this please chime in. I am working on the rear component of the rotisserie. If I change the rear the front will need to changed because it has to tip evenly. Thanks for any help.

Thu Sep 17, 2020 1:16 am

Hi ! the total height of the wheels is 300mm.

Mon May 24, 2021 11:47 am

Just wanted to respond and thank Jimb0w for responding to my question about his tipper cart design. Since I was in the middle of building my cart I had to guess at the size of the wheels based on the pictures and drawings in his previous posts. The wheels I had were free. They came off of several trash dumpsters and my friend wanted them out of the garage. I actually finished the cart before he responded and that was all right it worked out. When I get started on something its hard to stop. I did make some changes to the design which I think were an improvement. Jimb0w's wheels were 300mm ( 11 13/16 inches) I guessed 10 3/4 (275mm). My wheels were 7 11/16 (200mm) so I had to change the height of the bar holding the wheels by approx 3 inches. The rear end of Jimb0w's design is easy to adjust. Moving the bar that the wheels are attached to doesn't affect any of the measurements of the design you simply move it vertically ( up or down ). I finished the rear end of the cart first . I kept all the dimensions per Jimb0w's design, I just moved them 3 in. down to compensate for my free shorter wheels. I did use a different plate that attaches the rear cart to the bus. I used sgellis's plate drawing and increased the size of the plate to 8"x9". That moved the cart more toward the center of the wheel well and would give me more room to work in that area. After the rear was done I laid it down on a 4x8 sheet of plywood and traced it out , that was the only way I could make sure that the front and rear would 'tip' evenly. I added 3 inches to the only vertical section (275mm) of the front of Jimb0w's design. That made the piece that the wheels attach to (the 1542mm piece) much shorter. I just followed the tracing of the rear for all the horizonal front measurements. When I finished it worked pretty good. it tips easily on a 45 by myself. Was unable to tip to 90deg buy myself. My garage door opening is 82 1/2 in. which is standard I think and the bus on the cart is 79in. I can tip the bus inside the garage and moves easily outside when the weather is good . Cost for the 2x2 x 1/8 and plate was 270$. Would recommend increasing the 4x4 (100mm)plates to 4x6 easier for bolts to fit and increase the size to 10mm. I did make the top arms(front Section) removable via plates and bolts, easier on the head when underneath and easier on the thigh when passing by. Also I knew I had to replace the doglegs on my bus (less crap to work around). I also made one of the vertical sections (275mm piece) removable via plates and bolts, it made getting it on and off so much easier than if it was one welded piece. Thanks again for the drawings

Fri Dec 10, 2021 1:39 pm

Hi all, I'm happy to see my rotisserie design is helpful for many of you. I have thanks from all over the world for sharing the drawings !

Many people ask me to convert mm to inches, it's quite easy in my CAD software, but what is the most practical quotation for you ? shall I put fractional or numerical numbers ?

something like for example :
228mm => 8 31/32 inches or is 8.97inches notation easy to use too ?
:D

Fri Dec 10, 2021 3:36 pm

Personally, I think it would be easier to build with metric dimensions and a metric tape measure. One can get a metric tape measure just about anywhere in the USA...in fact.....I've got one that's in a green case made by a company that typically makes measuring tapes graduated in feet and inches.

Mine is graduated in meters, decimeters, centimeters and millimeters. It's in a green case so I don't pick up the wrong tape measure.

Did I say it was in a green case? Yeah, that's the one. It also has embossed on the lower side that from the back of the tape measure case to the front of the tape measure case is......wait for it........ 3". :)

Wed Jan 05, 2022 11:46 am

I made this one :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeUgQXe2AsU

Wed Oct 05, 2022 9:31 am

jeremyrockjock wrote: I like mine.

I know this is an ancient post but:

The Shopping Cart Transaxle Fixture® is awesome.

Sun May 26, 2024 5:04 pm

Hey folks I apologize this rotisserie is not for a bus but the low profile wheel setup can be a cross over for sure. It’s make moving and rolling over a Dodecagon very nice. 😊

Wed May 29, 2024 9:24 am

WrennMetallWerks wrote: Hey folks I apologize this rotisserie is not for a bus but the low profile wheel setup can be a cross over for sure. It’s make moving and rolling over a Dodecagon very nice. 😊

Thanks for posting this. I've been wanting to add something like this to my tipper. It's great to get ideas. I was thinking of doing something very similar but two sets of removable wheels adapters with wheels on both sides ... kinda like an upsidedown top hat with wheels attached to the sides. ... removable so I can use them in any of the stepped positions as I tend to spend awhile on different areas .