LF Recomendations for wheels/casters

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I'm in the midst of building up a welding table based on the Miller website plans (with some small mods) The table will end up being about 600+ lbs by the time I have completed it, and I need some way to be able to move it around. Here's the gotcha though... my floor is gravel. Have any of you seen a wheel/caster that can handle 1k lbs or so, and be big/robust enough to actually be able to roll on gravel? Adjustable would be a plus as well, but I'm sure I could jerry-rig something if it isn't.TIA.
Reply:if your table is going to be that heavy and your going to be working on gravel - casters arnt the right option if you ask me. i would go with an inflatable small tire with bearings that can hold weight.also a table that heavy on gravel will be fairly difficult to move. we have a gravel compound/equipment yard and its impossible to move things around on the gravel. my stick welders are on little flat trollies with 12" casters - i can barely move them around in the gravel so unless you have a tractor/forklift you probably cant move it.I break things for a living...
Reply:look up your local "caster" supplier and they can get you moving over gravel with large wheels. smokin-dodge is right, wheels are going to be your ticket.to get the table top level, i'd imaging that each leg would need to have an expandable joint. kinda like these adjustable length control arms:
Reply:What about the large pneumatic casters?
Reply:....and oh yeah.... real welders dont need tables - they build things with jacks and in position or on pipelines...I break things for a living...
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