Car dolly caster disaster

I needed a way to turn the car around in the garage, wheeling it outside wasn't an option as the ground slopes away quickly from the garage and i also wanted to be able to take the subframes off and still move the car around. After surfing around to steal some ideas i built a simple dolly

Frame made from steel racking

Racking welded up to raise to correct height

Casters bolted on

100x50, 4x2's or 2x4's (depending which measuring system you use!) added
to spread load along length of sills

Car lowered onto dolly and oops

After removal, cheap and nasty caster had buckled when trying to swivel around

Serves me right for being a cheapskate and getting the cheapest casters i could find. Rubber casters were a mistake as well as they were difficult to swivel which probably led to the wheels demise. So off to Richmond casters (not Savebarn where i bought the first set) where they pointed me in the right direction with some 125mm nylon casters rated at 200kg each for only a few dollars more - lesson learnt

The good next to the bad and ugly

Taking the weight

Turned 90 degrees, so easy to turn, works perfectly, wheels just off ground

A different perspective

And turned 180 ready to attack the drivers side floor and inner sill

Despite the false start, I'm really happy with the result and will make life so much easier, particularly when the subframes are removed, i would recommend making one, with the proviso that your sills are solid!