? on cavalier

does anyone know if it is possable to put little wheels on a cavalier  to make it easy to move around in the house and if it it what kind should i get thanks

[Jim]

Many models had the option of installing casters for portability...
What model of Cavalier are you referring to?  And is there any way of telling if it has leg levelers that are threaded...

Quote (Jim @ Aug. 08 2002,11:25)

Many models had the option of installing casters for portability... What model of Cavalier are you referring to?  And is there any way of telling if it has leg levelers that are threaded...

yes it has threaded little round things im pretty sure its a cavalier cc5-165  thanks

I don't know much about these machines yet, but I would say to unscrew the levelers and put your caster wheels were they were.  You are going to want some good strong ones.  I would start looking at like Home Depot or Lowe's.  Take the leveler with you so you can get the right size.  Also on my machine there are holes were you can secure the machine to the floor so you might be able to use those to put your wheels in.  Don't know if that helps you or not, but I tried. '>

Quote (NoCredit @ Aug. 25 2002,8:36)

I don't know much about these machines yet, but I would say to unscrew the levelers and put your caster wheels were they were.  You are going to want some good strong ones.  I would start looking at like Home Depot or Lowe's.  Take the leveler with you so you can get the right size.  Also on my machine there are holes were you can secure the machine to the floor so you might be able to use those to put your wheels in.  Don't know if that helps you or not, but I tried. '>

thanks 4 help ive been looking just need to get real strong ones this is a lg machine  '>

[Pat Pixley]

Hey  ttown , hold up on the wheels . I was talking to johnie G
about 2 to 3 weeks back and he was telling me about a machine that he had wheels on and when he open the door on it the weight from the door  tranferred and tip the machine
 and pined him . Talk to Johnie G about this he will tell you .
 '>

Pat P.

[johnieG]

Yep it's true, be carfull if you're adding casters to your machine!  I put some casters on a little VF56 to make it easier to move around the garage, it worked weel enough until one day I went to reload the machine with soda's and FORGOT that I hadn't set the levelers back down to secure the machine, well when I opened the door and turned my back to grap some Coke bottles, the door swung wide open and pivoted the whole machine off balance  !!! It tipped forward and I was smacked in the back by a 210 lb vendo, fortunatly I hadn't bent all the way over yet to get the the bottles of the floor!!! I was pinned in a half bent over postion and a video game that stopped the machine from falling completly over.  SO if you do add casters add then to the inside corner just behind the wheels and SET THE LEVELERS once it's in the proper spot, otherwise you too may be dancing with a 250+pound Gorilla '>  dont replace the levelers with casters on a tall upright machine they are tippy enough all by themselves!!! and there's no way to secure the machine, because there is not enough room to get your foot underneth to use the locking kind

Quote (johnieG @ Aug. 26 2002,7:36)

Yep it's true, be carfull if you're adding casters to your machine!  I put some casters on a little VF56 to make it easier to move around the garage, it worked weel enough until one day I went to reload the machine with soda's and FORGOT that I hadn't set the levelers back down to secure the machine, well when I opened the door and turned my back to grap some Coke bottles, the door swung wide open and pivoted the whole machine off balance  !!! It tipped forward and I was smacked in the back by a 210 lb vendo, fortunatly I hadn't bent all the way over yet to get the the bottles of the floor!!! I was pinned in a half bent over postion and a video game that stopped the machine from falling completly over.  SO if you do add casters add then to the inside corner just behind the wheels and SET THE LEVELERS once it's in the proper spot, otherwise you too may be dancing with a 250+pound Gorilla '>  dont replace the levelers with casters on a tall upright machine they are tippy enough all by themselves!!! and there's no way to secure the machine, because there is not enough room to get your foot underneth to use the locking kind

thanks for the warning i dont want that 600 pound + monster to get on my wife.  '>  do u all thank a wood plat form with casters on it would be more stable are dose anyone have any suggestions thanks

[johnieG]

I'd get yourself a good appliance dolly with the rear "kick-stand" on the back that way you'd be able to move the machines around the place without the hazard of them tipping backwards, they're usally rated for 1000 lbs. and as noted they can be bought with a wheeled kickstand that kinda forms a triangle shaped support when you tip it back to move the machine( kinda hard to describe with words if you see one you'll say "oh-yea, of course") and you'll only need one to move you machines, as opposed to multiple flat bed dolly's.