Home made wfp ikea trolley

[Pickingpaul]

View attachment 3359 Took me most of the day in and around the usual shopping trip and visiting my nan for afternoon tee, but i managed to finish my new trolley.

Its small and compact no extras, bare essentials only, its not the best trolley by a long shot but its probably the cheapest and smallest, ive made this so i can get it in and out the car easily and eas to store in the cupboard over night/weekend.

It works fine and i will use it this week out in the window cleaning wilderness and let u Know how it copes. If the wheels prove to be a pain due to the size i will put on some pump up wheels off the bay.

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[Pickingpaul]

And i have taken pictures throughout the making of this so i will do a "how to make one" thread if it will be wanted?

This trolley cost about £60 fellas :laugh:

The ikea trolleyis advertised at £9 on their website but im sure it was £9.99 when i was there

Plus water containers di vessel and pole+ accessories makes it very cheap for a first time effort for anyone, who could always upgrade to a better trolley if and when using all the parts on this one.

 

[Pickingpaul]

Quick video of it

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[Tuffers]

Fair play fella :thumbsup:

 

[seye]

Nice like those junction boxes for battery and pump well done pp

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[Dave B]

You're giving me ideas mate..nice one

 

[Dave B]

I am getting a van after january and am going wfp

Toying with the idea of sorting a cheap trolley..ebay some poles and brush and get an ro and get practicing

 

[Pickingpaul]

I am getting a van after january and am going wfpToying with the idea of sorting a cheap trolley..ebay some poles and brush and get an ro and get practicing

Cant get much cheaper than this, easy too. Ive got a gardiner pole, but i also have a harris pole, i would be tempted now to use that now becausei know more about the set upon a pole. Buy a tecbuk Brush as i hear alotof people rave about them. I only wfp the upstairs on some roads i do, makes for some quick quality cleaning.

If u get a van u can make a van mount urself on the cheap also

 

[Pickingpaul]

Nice like those junction boxes for battery and pump well done ppSent from my RM-976_1115 using Tapatalk

Thanks, i was looking in b&q for a box and i saw these at £7.49 and thought they looked about the right size, only just big enough for the battery and only just fit on the backof the trolley there, could have been a failure, only a few mm spare

 

[jimmyboots]

Nice one @Pickingpaul but if I can give you one bit of advice. You will really benefit from some bigger pneumatic wheels.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=pnumatic+wheels&_from=R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR6.TRC2.A0.H0.Xpneumatic+wheels&_nkw=pneumatic+wheels&_sacat=0

 

[Pickingpaul]

Nice one @Pickingpaul but if I can give you one bit of advice. You will really benefit from some bigger pneumatic wheels.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_odkw=pnumatic wheels&_from=R40&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR6.TRC2.A0.H0.Xpneumatic wheels&_nkw=pneumatic wheels&_sacat=0

Thanks jimmyboots for the link and i agree :thumbsup:

as i said in the first post in this thread, i will upgrade to ones like that if these proove to be a pain but i want to give them a chance first, they are little plastic ones on the bigboy back packs.

They feel surprisingly easy to manoeuvre, im not deluded but i have a gd feeling about them, i will know this time next week

 

[Bingo]

i will know this time next week

I think you'll know way-before the week is out /emoticons/wink.png/emoticons/biggrin.png.

ps

Neat job on the trolley :thumbsup: /emoticons/smile.png.

 

[Smurf]

Nice one...but the big question is will it last?

Let us know how you get on :thumbsup:

 

[Pickingpaul]

Nice one...but the big question is will it last?
Let us know how you get on :thumbsup:

Yeah you are right, once ive been through my round a few months i guess. I can probably strengthen weak spots when and if needed.

 

[johnny bravo]

may be best to just change trolley , fold down one, with better rubber tyres. up and down kerbs will bash them about and loosen wheel fittings. from the impact on kerbs.

good set up,

 

[lewis p]

Nice job but I don't think the trolley will last long

 

[Leeds]

Cant help but think, for an extra £10 ....... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/600LB-HEAVY-DUTY-SACK-TRUCK-INDUSTRIAL-HAND-TROLLEY-/190403507962?pt=UK_Lifting_Moving_Equipment&hash=item2c54eef6fa

 

[Pickingpaul]

Yeah, thanks for links and advice everyone /emoticons/smile.png

As i said in the first post, its small for a reason, so i can get it in the car easily, i have a bigger normal sort of sack truck with bigger wheels which ive used for the past 6 months, it takes up too much room in the car and is a pain, if i had a van then no problem but this is small for a reason. If i get either a van of a bigger car i would put the set up on a bigger sack truck in a flash /emoticons/tongue.png

 

[Leeds]

Yeah, thanks for links and advice everyone /emoticons/smile.png
As i said in the first post, its small for a reason, so i can get it in the car easily, i have a bigger normal sort of sack truck with bigger wheels which ive used for the past 6 months, it takes up too much room in the car and is a pain, if i had a van then no problem but this is small for a reason. If i get either a van of a bigger car i would put the set up on a bigger sack truck in a flash /emoticons/tongue.png

Chop down the big one :laugh: joking, its fairly decent, just might not last. but anyway... thanks for doing iut, really appreciate it

 

[Pickingpaul]

Chop down the big one :laugh: joking, its fairly decent, just might not last. but anyway... thanks for doing iut, really appreciate it

/emoticons/tongue.png Dont give me ideas

It was fine today again, the only real trouble is if u try and push it in front of u and it tops if theres uneven terrain but pulling it no problems.

 

[Pickingpaul]

I might buy pneumatic wheels for it but then its growing insize and the base wont be level so would need to build that up too, rubber door stops i iagine would b gd