11 replies to this topic

[babsbrown]

Hi everyone, im looking to take my mini to a friends to borrow his electricity to weld my mini, i need to move it approx 500metres down the road. the road is your average street. what are peoples opinions on these

 

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item43bbea0821

 

the mini has the rear subby removed, and i realised it needed welding after removing it. i was thinking about putting a mini road wheel flat horizontally on each dolly, and put some thick steel across the top of the wheels, to spread the load.

what do people think?

 

thanks luke

Edited by babsbrown, 14 May 2013 - 10:17 PM.

[adam_93rio]

Sounds like a good idea to move a shell but I wouldn't buy that one. That alone would cater for the weight of almost two minis. Let alone the back end of one.
The price would be less for a dolly that is rated for less weight

[chipmongrel360]

agree with above, that ones seems a bit overkill to be honest.

 

I've used one of those plastic dolly things from supermarkets to support and move the front of mine when the suspension decided it didn't want to be together anymore, those things are deceptively stronger than they look

 

It'll be slow going taking it 500 metres tho! haha

[adam_93rio]

A few weeks ago I basically got a wooden pallet and fastened four 6" castors to the bottom of it to move a bare shell in and lit of the garage etc. the shell is then filled with stuff as its used for storage and is still easily upto the challenge. It has a welding bottle and welder, compressor, loads of panels, wheels etc. probably almost weighs the same as a mini anyway

[adam_93rio]

Double post*

Edited by adam_93rio, 14 May 2013 - 10:42 PM.

[Carlos W]

Hi everyone, im looking to take my mini to a friends to borrow his electricity to weld my mini, i need to move it approx 500metres down the road. the road is your average street. what are peoples opinions on these
 
http://www.ebay.co.u...=item43bbea0821
 
the mini has the rear subby removed, and i realised it needed welding after removing it. i was thinking about putting a mini road wheel flat horizontally on each dolly, and put some thick steel across the top of the wheels, to spread the load.
what do people think?
 
thanks luke

Where abouts are you?

[babsbrown]

Ah cool thanks for the replies , some cool ideas!! We have plenty of pallets at work too! Yea the only problem was the wheels, I was thinking they may wear out due to the distance, but I guess needs must. And I'm just outside of Hull Carlos W.

[Carlos W]

A bit far, I've got an ideal trolley thing i bought at a boot fair the other week

[AVV IT]

Hmmm practicalities aside, I'm not sure where you would stand legally with regard to pushing a car with no rear subframe along the public highway. Or are you working on the assumption that you'll probably get away with it as it's only a short distance?

[Jakemorrismini]

Hmmm practicalities aside, I'm not sure where you would stand legally with regard to pushing a car with no rear subframe along the public highway. Or are you working on the assumption that you'll probably get away with it as it's only a short distance?

I can't see there being a law againced it as long as the keys aren't in the ignition?

[adam_93rio]

Hmmm practicalities aside, I'm not sure where you would stand legally with regard to pushing a car with no rear subframe along the public highway. Or are you working on the assumption that you'll probably get away with it as it's only a short distance?

I can't see there being a law againced it as long as the keys aren't in the ignition?

Keys would have to be there if you wanted to turn it, unless you got rotating castors on the back.
But as long as its not a busy or main road I wouldn't have seen a problem with it, I'd personally just say it broke down and I have to push it there now to repair it. I doubt anyone would have a problem with it being pushed down the road so long as no trouble is caused, or unless they're a complete *******

[AVV IT]

Well assuming that it's taxed, insured & MOT'd in the first place, which any vehicle needs to be to even be parked on the road, let alone moved along it, there are various laws that prevent the use of roadworthy vehicles on the road. For example, whilst you are allowed to tow a broken down vehicle along the road in an emergency (i.e to get it off of the road and to a place of safety), you're not allowed to intentionally move it on a planned journey from A to B in that way. So I can't therefore see how can you intentionally push an unroadworthy vehicle along the carriageway, regardless of whether you're driving it, or the keys are in the ignition.

 

I doubt very much that a vehicle without a rear subframe and therefore rear wheels, brakes, suspension etc could ever be deemed as roadworthy and I think you would struggle to claim that a car with no rear subby had just broken down and that you are just pushing it to a place of safety. " Yes officer, I was just driving along and then suddenly there was this bang, so I got out and my rear subby, wheels brakes suspension etc had fallen off with no trace..... luckily enough I happened to have these dollys/castors in the boot, so I could push it to my mates house" 

Edited by AVV IT, 15 May 2013 - 09:44 PM.