Cart for a double wall oven?

[TTA89]

I have this double wall oven that came out of my house during a renovation. I tried to sell it and nobody wanted it so I moved it to the garage and built a plug for it. We use it for parties and it works great! It's currently sitting on a HF dolly so I can move it but it's awkward and feels like it's going to tip over if you aren't careful.

I'd like to be able to roll it out onto the grass but just bolting a frame with wheels to the bottom isn't going to work. How can I keep it from tipping over without making the foot print much larger than the oven? The oven doors of course need to be able to open. I have a welder...

 

[Kaizen]

I don’t think you can without making the footprint bigger. Those things are not made to move so they are very unevenly weighted. Consider a metal enclosure with wheels that extend out when in use. Something like nested tubes so you don’t increase the storage space needed but you have a better footprint when moving it.


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[PelicanPines]

You need big pneumatic tires... heavy plate on the bottom.

 

[driftpin]

You need big pneumatic tires... heavy plate on the bottom.

Sounds good to me. It's relatively narrow and top-heavy. Some weight beneath it, and a wide, weight-bearing footprint will ensure that it stays upright. I think I'd build a light cabinet out of 1/4" plywood for it, and have a piece of 3/8" or 1/2" steel plate on the bottom. I bet you could use just a single pair of wheels at the rear, and maybe a wide handle, and have it like a hand-truck, wheel it around on the rear wheels, and then at the front it rests on round feet w/machine-screw height adjustment.

I almost did the same thing, to have an oven for heating parts, maybe even trying some powder-coating, but being space-limited, I donated the 1960 wall oven to a local not-for-profit.

 

[sz0k30]

You think you can roll that around on grass? You'd better think again.

 

[nh_yota]

I agree with driftpin and pines - if you build a base heavy enough it will overcome the oven's weight imbalance enough to move it around without enlarging the footprint.

You can sandwich some heavy steel plate together or build a pan out of steel plate and fill it with cement.

 

[jeepinerdeep]

Could mount in on an old hand truck and put two kickers out past the front for stability...

 

[nh_yota]

Could mount in on an old hand truck and put two kickers out past the front for stability...

Maybe one of those flat carts like they have at the box stores.

 

[36truck]

2 wheel hand truck I think is your best bet. Even it you just make a small plate for the bottom with 2 wheels to tilt back on.

 

[acer66]

You need big pneumatic tires... heavy plate on the bottom.

This and and since this is GJ you could use the bigger base for storage, countertop, stereo, put in a rc controlled electric motor in there so you can drive it up to the party leaving the guests speechless.

 

[dffay]

Maybe form up a square base of concrete. Pour in 2”x 2’ x 2’ form of 2x4’s it’s some way to anchor it like J-bolts on a foundation. Then two-wheel cart it the few times you actually need to move it.

 

[TTA89]

The more I think about it, I don't need to wheel it outside as the power cord won't reach where I have the plug anyway. I just want to keep it mobile so it doesn't take up space, I only use it a few times a year.

I'm sort of thinking about somehow building it into my workbench or just build a bracket and lag it into the wall.... I'll update when I figure it out.

 

[u2slow]

I found 2'x3' pallet and put casters on it. Works great for my double-oven.

 

[Firstram]

I can't believe anyone asked, powder coat, parts warmer etc. in the top and food in the bottom?

 

[TTA89]

Funny you ask... I was just thinking about powder coating but haven't gone down that path yet. I'm still learning how to stick metal together.