Leveling HF 44" box?

[unclerandy]

I'm planning to purchase the Harbor Freight 44" box. My garage floor is slightly sloped. Any links or suggestions for leveling feet that dont require welding, taping and drilling, blocks of wood, washer etc?? I'm looking for a solution that bolts on to the box without much if any modification. Thanks

 

[Shadowdog500]

Wonder if you can put shims between the wheel mounts and the box.

Chris

 

[mucksavage]

Put a block of aluminum between the box & the wheels, It won't be as unsightly as having it sit on something on the floor.

 

[Steevo]

Are you planning to remove the wheels and use the leveling feet in their place?

 

[Bondo]

I'm planning to purchase the Harbor Freight 44" box. My garage floor is slightly sloped. Any links or suggestions for leveling feet that dont require welding, taping and drilling, blocks of wood, washer etc?? I'm looking for a solution that bolts on to the box without much if any modification. Thanks

Ayuh,.... Just shim up the wheels on the low side, with wooden shims,...

Any other option would require redoin', Completely, every time the box is moved,...

 

[Kin Creed]

My floor has a moderate slope to it and I was able to use some longer bolts with washers as shims. I shimmed both front casters with 4-6 washers apiece, every bolt gets shimmed so that's around 20 washers per caster.

The washers are roughly 1mm thick so you'll need to add that to the length of the bolts for sizing purposes. I added around 5mm per bolt.

The box is perfectly level now which is nice, especially since it has an open top so stuff can roll off it if it's pitched!

 

[unclerandy]

Are you planning to remove the wheels and use the leveling feet in their place?

I think my plan lol is to replace the front casters with leveling feet if I can find a simple plug and play solution?

 

[unclerandy]

Put a block of aluminum between the box & the wheels, It won't be as unsightly as having it sit on something on the floor.

I dont have a mill or machine shop. I understand what your suggesting but dont have the means to make an aluminum block the exact size to level the box.

 

[unclerandy]

Are you planning to remove the wheels and use the leveling feet in their place?

And replacing all the casters with leveling feet would be fine....again if plug and play. Something with rubber feet would be a bonus. Getting the floor epoxied Monday

 

[dankicksass]

I used composite shims to level my big box when I first got it, didn't realize the floor was over an inch out over six feet at the last place I worked. I moved it across the shop to a newer, level area after a couple months but the shims worked fine.

 

[unclerandy]

Any leads on plug and play leveling feet?

 

[colin39]

Why not level the floor? ******* solution I know but it might jus be the best idea

 

[Kin Creed]

My garage floor is sloped to allow water to run out, as I imagine many are, so leveling the floor is not always the answer.

Adding washers or shims to the casters is about as easy as pie so that's my recommendation. Use a level to measure how much shimming you need and then match the bolts and washers.

Feet would nice if you never need to move it, but the casters lock so that gives you stability and an easy way to reposition if you need to .