Washing machine dolly

Some kind of fork lift cart might be more sensible

I suppose a 600x600mm pallet and a pallet truck is possible, but neither cheap nor pretty, and you'd have to find somewhere to store the truck.

Theo

If you don't mind it raised off the ground then why not make the dolly a permanent fixture?

Or get some wheels with locking devices and make your own with some ply?

I was wondering if it would be possible to use some PTFE as sliders to pull the WM/TD out.

On each side on the floor there could be two rods of 10 mm diameter side by side in some 20mm wide aluminium "u" channel, and as long as the depth of the lower unit. Resting on top of those two rods would be another 10 diameter rod on which the WM rested - perhaps screwed lightly to the base of the WM if necessary just to keep it in place. That should allow the units to slide out easily. If you could then access the pipes behind from the top that might do the job.

Curtain track might be just wide enough. Wouldn't exactly wheel out but would be considerably easier than dragging.

Possibly... there will be about 120kg loading, plus a bit more dynamic load when spinning. Would such an arrangement survive, or would the rods deform? I don't have a good feel for how 'squishy' PTFE bar is.

You might have to screw the bottom channel to the floor, in case it slips out of place (sideways)? Or otherwise fasten the rods together.

Theo

Hmm, I suppose some ply and some 'roller glides' might do it:

Theo

I remember one site, they had an extra server room for on-site backups etc. It wasn't really big enough, but The sparkies came up with the idea of "trapping" the wheels of the 19" rack within a couple of lengths of unistrut, so it could be moved back and forwards for access, without wandering sideways.

Assuming the tumble dryer and the washing machine are suitably fastened together, I wonder where the centre of gravity is - and what are the chances of things toppling over whilst being wheeled/slid out of place.

If the two things are not fastened together (relying on gravity alone), the risks of mishap would be higher.

The wiki reports that it is subject to creep, and its yield strength is

Quite possibly. I was only suggesting an off-the-wall idea.

That's a good point. The 'unofficial' stacking kits seem to have a ratchet strap that goes over the whole stack, perhaps it needs to go around the dolly too.

Theo

I have used the the wall supports from Spur style shelving and some castors that fit within it to guide dollys that support storage boxes in my shed,ensures they slide out with no deviation so they can be placed millimetres apart. That let me get an extra bay of double stacked 50L boxes in,before the guides the box handles invariable touched and caught making the task frustrating.

GH