Unlevel garage floor

[lincwelder225]

I recently bought a 3 bay toolbox. The garage floor is not level and the center wheels are not contacting the floor. Since I plan on getting a top box for this, I would like to have all 6 wheels contacting the floor for even weight disbursement and so it doesn't warp the frame of the bottom box. I was thinking about getting an anti fatigue mat and putting it under all 6 wheels. Would this work or no? Thanks for your advice

 

[zktk01]

Shims will work unless you are going to roll it around. I would get the composite type.
I used floor jack to get level and put shims under the one side where floor was lower.
Don't forget to lock the casters.

 

[LawnBoy-5247]

I would say just use some shims, I'm not sure how much a anti fatigue mat would help

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[lincwelder225]

What do you mean by shims? I know what shims are, but should I just shim it between the floor and wheels, or what? Thanks for your input

Btw... it will be stationary, I won't be moving this around

 

[American Locomotive]

Have you run a straight edge across the floor to see if it's actually flat or not? How far are the center wheels off the ground? The toolbox may be designed so the center wheels don't touch until there is weight in the box.

 

[billwood437]

definitely some small steel plate shims would be your best but you may get some rusting if you don't use SS. The mat would make it feel better but you are essentially putting the same shim under all the wheels and the center will eventually compress and you would get the same as having no shim.
Oh and we need pictures [emoji16]

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[zktk01]

These are the type of shims I used I found them locally cheaper, they won't rot like wood and have grooves so the lock together.

If you have steel it would be better.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KKCEX00/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Sine Swept]

First thought I had was something like hydraulic cement.

 

[zktk01]

First thought I had was something like hydraulic cement.

My box is pretty close to a floor drain, not going to level the floor around the drain.

 

[catron44]

Since you won't be moving it around, can you take the casters off and use fixed feet or build a platform base?

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[Bighead38]

Since you won't be moving it around, can you take the casters off and use fixed feet or build a platform base?

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Winner. Replace center casters with feet you can adjust.

 

[lincwelder225]

Winner. Replace center casters with feet you can adjust.

Where can you get those at? Would the bolt pattern be the same as the top of the caster?

 

[jonesg]

What do you do for a living.?

 

[lincwelder225]

I work at an asphalt refinery

 

[850xpeps]

As a welder? Weld some legs to plate with holes that match the tool box. Or get some square tube and build a small box the same size as the bottom of the tool box. 4 outside legs on it and then set it where you want it to go and weld the center legs in it at the right height. Set tool box on top.

 

[zktk01]

The Shims are looking better with all that work.

 

[ItsNemo]

Are all the casters the same height? Check to see if you could swap them around.

Otherwise, shim between caster and box.

 

[lincwelder225]

The Shims are looking better with all that work.

Exactly!

 

[lincwelder225]

Are all the casters the same height? Check to see if you could swap them around.

Otherwise, shim between caster and box.

This I will check.... Kinda figured they would be the same, but you never know. Sometimes the simplest, easiest and most obvious things to look at are the last. Thanks for the smack upside the old noggin