1-1/2HP Model M on home made cart with casters.
I recently completed an upgrade to the cart I have under one of my 1-1/2HP Model M engine. This was a long time coming, as I desperately needed to get rid of the caster system I was using.
I had thought about making a proper replica cart, but since I didn’t spring for the repro Model M bolsters and I didn’t have the right wheels anyway, decided on re-using the same wooden frame I had originally built using leftover bits of 4 x 4 from other projects. It was a solid frame and just needed better wheels. The plan was to remove the old casters, bolt on some planks for the new bolsters and then put everything together. Read the full story here: