Where can you get rollers from?

[Chicken Drumstick]

Anyone know where you can buy some vehicles rollers for doing 4 wheel drive train tests like in this video?

 

Had a look about, but can't see anything being made or sold for this. Are they all custom built? If so, anyone up for making a set? Thanks.

[FridgeFreezer]

Looks like a section of conveyor to me.

[WeaselTrap]

Could also be a cable drum roller used by electricians. There are probably ones that are strong enough to take the weight.

[Nonimouse]

Ronnie Dale used to build sets for LRE, he's still in the training game some where up in the North East

[Stellaghost]

18 hours ago, Nonimouse said:

Ronnie Dale used to build sets for LRE, he's still in the training game some where up in the North East

He lives about 6 miles from where I live

Regards Stephen

[JohnnoK]

They look like standard freight rollers cut down and in a specific frame.

[RedLineMike]

On 11/15/2024 at 4:49 PM, Nonimouse said:

Ronnie Dale used to build sets for LRE, he's still in the training game some where up in the North East

i believe hes LRE North yorkshire

[Stellaghost]

On 11/13/2024 at 9:03 PM, Chicken Drumstick said:

anyone up for making a set? 

Not late to the party, but late to reply due to looking at my scrap pile

I can make you a set of three, @Ed Poore will be calling in at mine in a couple of weeks, if he has room he may be able to relay them to Wales, which is a damn site closer than I am

Maybe pm Ed and see if you can sort something out

Regards Stephen

[Ed Poore]

We should be able to relay them provided we don't shoot an obscene amount of deer. We will have a 16ft flatbed with us so I'm sure we can chuck them on.

Shame - not sure when I'm next heading east as there's a silent compressor that's been dropped off at a mates yard in Guildford I also need to collect.

[Chicken Drumstick]

1 hour ago, Stellaghost said:

Not late to the party, but late to reply due to looking at my scrap pile

I can make you a set of three, @Ed Poore will be calling in at mine in a couple of weeks, if he has room he may be able to relay them to Wales, which is a damn site closer than I am

Maybe pm Ed and see if you can sort something out

Regards Stephen

Hi Stephen. Awesome offer, please PM me with what you'd want for doing this.

Matthew.

[Nonimouse]

3 hours ago, RedLineMike said:

i believe hes LRE North yorkshire

Not sure if he wasn't bought out by his partner 

[Stellaghost]

32 minutes ago, Chicken Drumstick said:

Hi Stephen. Awesome offer, please PM me with what you'd want for doing this.

Matthew.

No charge, however if you wish to make a forum donation you could if it makes you feel better

Regards Stephen

[Chicken Drumstick]

8 minutes ago, Stellaghost said:

No charge, however if you wish to make a forum donation you could if it makes you feel better

Regards Stephen

Very kind. Yes I'll sort something out.

 

[Chicken Drumstick]

46 minutes ago, Ed Poore said:

We should be able to relay them provided we don't shoot an obscene amount of deer. We will have a 16ft flatbed with us so I'm sure we can chuck them on.

Shame - not sure when I'm next heading east as there's a silent compressor that's been dropped off at a mates yard in Guildford I also need to collect.

Much appreciated. 

[Stellaghost]

Some progress with these rollers, I'll let the pictures do the talking

so this is where I'm at 

just needs fully welding and painting to finish off

The rollers are freight type rollers, I've  done 6 per roller set purely for strength, rollers are also ranged in an arc to cover up to a 35" tyre

@Chicken Drumstick are you happy to knock up some wood ramps, or steel ones, it will just make relaying them a tad easier, let me know as soon as please

Regards Stephen 

[Chicken Drumstick]

Awesome 🤩 

And no probs re: ramps. 
 

[L19MUD]

7 hours ago, Stellaghost said:

Some progress with these rollers, I'll let the pictures do the talking

so this is where I'm at 

just needs fully welding and painting to finish off

The rollers are freight type rollers, I've  done 6 per roller set purely for strength, rollers are also ranged in an arc to cover up to a 35" tyre

@Chicken Drumstick are you happy to knock up some wood ramps, or steel ones, it will just make relaying them a tad easier, let me know as soon as please

Regards Stephen 

what I would give to have a scrap pile like yours!!

[Bowie69]

Just need to work somewhere where the opportunity to liberate stuff on a regular basis exists. 

[Ed Poore]

There's offcuts and then there's Stephen style offcuts.

I thought I'd found a good place when I lived in Surrey that to them 8ft of 80x80x5mm box was an off cut but Stephen's take the biscuit. 

[landroversforever]

1 hour ago, Bowie69 said:

Just need to work somewhere where the opportunity to liberate stuff on a regular basis exists. 

It is rather useful.... also useful when you have somewhere to stash it at work for a bit first  

[Bowie69]

A mate managed to snag a whole engine crane once.... I'm not even certain it was actually in the scrap pile. 

[landroversforever]

23 minutes ago, Bowie69 said:

A mate managed to snag a whole engine crane once.... I'm not even certain it was actually in the scrap pile. 

Mate of mine elsewhere managed to snag a ~6 month old CNC mill as it had been given the wrong asset number when new, so it got given an old number and disposed of when that number came round  

[FridgeFreezer]

If anyone wants e-waste I can grab as much of that as you need

[Bowie69]

30 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said:

If anyone wants e-waste I can grab as much of that as you need

Got half a ton of copper kicking about?

 

[elbekko]

All I get from work is stress...