I have accumulated 10 jack stands over the years. They take up a lot of space and (to me at least) are hard to store. I don't have any shelves that the bigger ones will fit on.
Then I bought a 4 post lift, and the casters to go with it. They really take up a lot of floor space, and the obvious solution is to hang them up someway. And my first plan was to go vertical with a rack for the jack stands, and hang the casters on the side.
But I decided to not go so tall, so the rack would be closer to counter/work bench height.
They all fit in a 30" X 36" space, with room left over.
The lift casters mount on the side, resting on hooks at the bottom. I didn't hang them from the top because they won't hang straight. The weight of the wheels causes the bottom of the castor frame to swing out away from the cart frame, creating a shin buster. Or, if turned around, the wheels stick out in the way.
The caster wheels fit in between the jack stands.
Same on the other side. The weight of the wheels tips the castor frame against the cart frame. They are just sitting on the hooks on the bottom, leaning against the cart frame.
To keep them from getting knocked off (like when moving the cart), I made a big wing nut to hold them in place.
It is spring loaded, just pull and turn left or right to release.
I have two old Craftsman boxes that I keep seldom used tools in. They fit in 1" angle frames on the top.
And some plywood for a shelf.
When the cart is mounted on 4" casters (leaning against the floor jack wheel), these two floor jacks will fit under it.
Next will be paint and mount it on the casters. I have 1/2" nuts welded in the bottom end of the legs. Gotta paint those pitiful looking tool boxes too.
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