MP 1,1-5,1 Good external trolley for a 1,1 Mac Pro?

[NKA_krokodil]

I'm looking for a wheeled trolley similiar to this so I can move my Mac Pro around easily. I've found others on Amazon & eBay, but my Mac Pro is that little bit too big for all of them, usually by 5 cm. The other thing is that the finished build is probably going to be closer to 25 kg, more than the 19.2 kg Every Mac says my model weighs in its default configuration.

My study has wooden floorboards & I rent, so the wheels need to be non-scratching, which means no plastic wheels. It also needs brakes so it doesn't shift when I'm using it or moving around my study. I'd rather not ship from the USA because I live in Australia, & US shipping is usually quite expensive for me.

I could potentially use just some wood & attach wheels with brakes to it to create one myself, but I live in an apartment building, & don't have space for that kind of DIY.

 

[jbarley]

Surely something here could be made to work!

Stalwart skateboard/dolly - Google Search

 

[NKA_krokodil]

Surely something here could be made to work!

Stalwart skateboard/dolly - Google Search

I live in an apartment building, & don't have space for that kind of DIY.

 

[AlexMaximus]

Back in the day, there was this super fancy solution from a company in Japan. I have been looking for it ever since, never could find it, it stems from the G5 Days. Should you find one on your search, let me know. I will order one as well. It was called: "Power Support for PowerMac G5 moving Stand RS – 51"
Hopefully you are more lucky then I am. If someone is selling a used one, I'll buy it, -any price!

 

[NKA_krokodil]

Back in the day, there was this super fancy solution from a company in Japan. I have been looking for it ever since, never could find it, it stems from the G5 Days. Should you find one on your search, let me know. I will order one as well.

Oh wow, that looks like it'd be perfect. I doubt I'll find one, though, since PowerMac G5s are nearly 20 years old...

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

I'm looking for a wheeled trolley similiar to this so I can move my Mac Pro around easily. I've found others on Amazon & eBay, but my Mac Pro is that little bit too big for all of them, usually by 5 cm. The other thing is that the finished build is probably going to be closer to 25 kg, more than the 19.2 kg Every Mac says my model weighs in its default configuration.

My study has wooden floorboards & I rent, so the wheels need to be non-scratching, which means no plastic wheels. It also needs brakes so it doesn't shift when I'm using it or moving around my study. I'd rather not ship from the USA because I live in Australia, & US shipping is usually quite expensive for me.

I could potentially use just some wood & attach wheels with brakes to it to create one myself, but I live in an apartment building, & don't have space for that kind of DIY.

I can't understand your line "no plastic wheels". 99% of the wheels on sales at the shops are plastic.
You must get metal wheels or wooden wheels?

I would just go to the hardware store and order a piece of wood and 4 turnable wheels, or salvage them from a thrown a way office chair.
But lucky me, a shop nearby sold the exact piece for only 4$, saving me some time of DIY job.

 

[jbarley]

Oh wow, that looks like it'd be perfect. I doubt I'll find one, though, since PowerMac G5s are nearly 20 years old...

So, no plastic wheels but metal wheels without brakes are just "perfect".

 

[KeesMacPro]

Plastic wheels are cheap **** IMO.
A better quality wheel is made of nylon/metal whatever and a rubber tyre (and ballbearings).
They are available in different sizes (~ >40mm) and forms e.g. fixed/ turnable/with or without a brake.

Personally , I'd get a piece of aluminium/ stainless steel plate (4mm) cut to the size of the MP bottom between the stands and 4 quality wheels.
A drill , a wrench and a table to assemble it is all you need...

 

[Nguyen Duc Hieu]

Plastic wheels are cheap **** IMO.
A better quality wheel is made of nylon/metal whatever and a rubber tyre (and ballbearings).
They are available in different sizes (~ >40mm) and forms e.g. fixed/ turnable/with or without a brake.

Personally , I'd get a piece of aluminium/ stainless steel plate (4mm) cut to the size of the MP bottom between the stands and 4 quality wheels.
A drill , a wrench and a table to assemble it is all you need...

Just look around for an old skateboard, place the cMP on it and done.