Tuesday 26 May 2009

Home made trolly

Here it is, my home made kayak trolley. I have to give credit to where it is due, mainly to the members of "anglers afloat" for allowing me to "ghost" around, and in particular to andyd for the design and to the lads at work for helping me put it together.
It is the same design as Andy's but i used the materials that were on hand at work namely some 30 X 20 aluminium channel which lightens the whole thing considerably, to just under 9 lbs.
The wheels came from the famous orange B&Q sack barrow is currently retailing at just under £15 and grey foam pipe lagging that i got from the plumb center for £2.50 per meter which are the only things i had to pay out for.
With cold and wet numb fingers during the winter months in mind, i also modified the original idea by removing the need for lynch pins and R clips. Instead i used some spring loaded window restrictors that were kicking around work. After modifying them slightly, they were screwed onto the main frame and a rivnut was screwed on as a stopper.
Another variation to the original is the fact that the wheels turn into the frame for storage purposes. This, i think will take up less room inside the Yak.
All that was left to do was to pack the wheels out with grease and to paint the whole thing yellow to match the kayak, which should be with me any day now. All in all i am really pleased with results. Once again may thanks to all those who helped me put it together.

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