Yet Another (the 10,252nd) Welding Cart Thread

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I took a different approach to my welding carts. I placed the (main) axle at about center of gravity and placed the casters centered front & back. On the Lincoln those are SOLID rubber tires (from an old 'Troybilt' battery elec 5 gal garden sprayer). The top frame unbolts from the base for use outside on uneven ground. The (cad-plated) steel is 2-1/2" x 1-3/4" x 25" x 0.100 ths" steel brackets my nephew got from work: The builders of a condo complex changed air conditioner units after they delivered about 100 lb. of those brackets. He removed them from their dumpster & I use 'em for LOTS of projects. The bracket holding the leads is easily & quickly removable. Yes, the side door opens for changing wire. The top frame is slightly offset so as to be on CG with or without it. It spins on a dime. I only mig weld (and rarely mig weld anyway) right where it sets so no need for carting around the mix bottle, tho it is an aluminium bottle & easy to move by hand. I have about 60' of #6 extension cords for (flux core) welding outside.The TA 185 units' cart is same design but it is permanently on top. I only tig weld inside as it is quite breezy most of the time here. The  two bottles are right by the garage door and as the TA came with an about 15' argon hose, I can get pretty far outside if need be.They are both "look" a bit top-heavy, but are actually quite stable, tho I can lower the lincoln for 'rough' terrain, as I said.        -corne--corne- Attached Images
Reply:Never too many welding cart projects- Thx for the post!