This thing is getting heavy I hope the casters, rated @160 lbs are strong enough to hold it when the egg gets in. Very apprehnsive about getting the egg up and in. That is the future door over on the left, going to hold off on that till I get this thing up and running.
duckegg, Personally I dont think 160# casters are gonna hold up...the egg itself is around 140#...then you add the weight of the cart itself, not to mention whatever you have stored in it......Now would be the best time to upgrade them if you decide to...Wess
duckegg, sorry but 160 rated casters won't get it - a large BGE itself weighs 140 pounds and I'm sure your wood plus any eggcessories you plan to store will kick it even higher. If I were you I'd switch to at least 5" diameter wheels mounted on a steel axle. Besides with the cracks between your deck planks casters will catch.
I agree with WessB here. I think you might consider an upgrade on those casters before you drop in the Egg. As to dropping in the Egg, if the dome and hinge are off (which I strongly recommend!) I think you'll find the empty Egg base easily manageable by two people.
WessB, geeezzzzzzzzzz there must be a delayed posting - I checked before I sent my "identical" response and there had not been one. Oh well, make my opinion a confirmation one then! LOL
duckegg, probably fine with the castors, thats 320 pound capacity each side of the table. probably arent going to roll it far anyways after you set it up, its looking good
duckegg,I would say you are fine....unless you roll the thing around all the time..but if you are like me..my table stays in the same place most of the time...
duckegg,Nice looking design! Is that a stainless shield behind the Egg location? I like the foresight in the vertical storage bin - I have at least six grids for my two Eggs and its always a nuisance when they are piled on top of each other. What's the inlay made of? And I presume that's not water soluble white glue in the bottle!
duckegg,I also just built a table for my XL egg. In order to lift up and in, I removed the fire ring so I could hang on from the inside. My main problem was having something to hold on to while sliding it in. By grabbing from the inside, [ hand down through top and then holding on to bottom vent hole] I was able to get a firm grip while a buddy held from the top. We were able to support the weight and slide it in. I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer so it took a couple of minutes to figure this out. By removing the enter pieces, it also made it lighter and easier to handle. Good luck and the table is looking really nice!BHD
fishlessman, Mike, I think I see where I went wrong in assuming 160 rated casters wouldn't cut it so I stand to take my whipping. OTOH so I don't go astray in the future are you then saying if he had 160# casters on all 4 legs they could hold an even weight distribution of 640 pounds? In further looking at the picture plus now knowing he plans to place his table on a paver patio I still would get rid of those small plastic casters as my experience in my workshop is that they don't take much abuse at all.
Haggis, That is aluminum, I had a piece left over and lined the bottom of the grid rack with it. The inlay is a big piece of flagstone that I had laying around colecting ants. The glue is waterproof. Most of the material used has been collecting dust down in my basement for years. I have just enough of that Cedar to finish the door, I hope.
duckegg, PotLifter to the rescue...a mere $25 purchase to make any and all future egg movements a snap though with the XL-BGE weighing 200# you would need to lighten it a tad by removal of the ring and box. It works like a champ!
RRP, 640 pounds even distribution, his cart will have more weight on the left hand side, but the casters are fine weight wise. i would want atleast a 4 inch caster, he didnt say what size he has, but bigger is better for rolling over bumps, 5 or 6 inch evn better
duckegg, if you put bigger wheels with a fixed axle drilled thru the legs on the egg side and smaller swivels on the other side it would roll well enogh by lifting the light end over the bumps. just a thought, but once you place it in the yard its probably going to stay there like you said. looks nice, i gotta do something with mine someday
duckegg,I left the lid on. I was not certain if the lid has to be "tweaked" to fit properly as the place I bought it assembled and delivered. In other words, I did not want to mess it up. The lid would indeed reduce the weight considerably. My buddy held on from the back holding the hinge while I held on from the front. [through the inside as described earlier. ] First, we placed the egg on the other side of the table so it could bear most of the weight and kinda slid it into the hole. It really was not that bad. BHD BHD
duckegg,I put two ropes under the egg (criss crossed) and tied a knot in the top. Putting a 2x4 through the rope on the top allowed me and my son to easily pick the large. No unassembly required!jake
