4X4 BGE

LiveToEat · June 2015

Loved everything about my XL except the wheels...fixed that. No problems now. Glides across the flagstone patio and various uneven surfaces. Gotta smoke something now.

Photo Egg · June 2015

Very nice...add a nest handler and you could drag it over water...lol

loveTheEgg · June 2015

sweet!!

byrne092 · June 2015

That's an awesome idea! I don't move mine much but when I do the paver patio makes it kind of a b!tch

Mickey · June 2015

Very much suggest a Handler for that. Have on both my Larges.

4Runner · June 2015

Forget the wheels...let's see the rest of your patio/outdoor kitchen.

great idea on the wheels though.

Thatgrimguy · June 2015

Yeah show us the hangout behind the Egg!!! Cool wheels too

THEBuckeye · June 2015

I'd go w/ NASCAR Slicks.

Jeepster47 · June 2015

Very neat mod ... I'll second Mickey's suggestion for adding a handler.

hapster · June 2015

Def need to get a handler for that XL

Walt2015 · June 2015

Now you need some mud flaps!

johnmitchell · June 2015

Looks cool... Maybe some spinners to take it to a new level..

DoubleEgger · June 2015

Chrome paint on those rims is easily doable

Jstroke · June 2015

I want to see the double smoke stacks belching out VOC smoke, with some nice shiny chrome "fuel tanks".

Lit · June 2015

If you check through older posts from caliking he did a very nice and easy mod to the nest so it can take the 4 hole casters. Basically a frame of notched angle iron around the bottom of the nest. I did it on my large before I sold it and put 8" casters and you would have had to football tackle it to knock it over.

LiveToEat · June 2015

Thanks for the fun comments!...couldn't get them in chrome! I considered the handler but the problem was more with the wheel size and the hard plastic material the wheels are made of. The new wheels are 6" and pnuematic and give a fantastic ride. No trouble getting over uneven surfaces now. Super smooth rolling now and even feels more stable.

Here's a few pics of the patio some asked about. Built myself but took many many months. We use it all the time so worth the effort. Crawfish boil with 100 quart pot on the right and fridge with plenty of beer. Fireplace is bi-fuel, can run as gas or wood.

4Runner · June 2015

Fantastic looking! I could tell it was going to be nice but man, I had no idea. Please come to my house and do mine. What a great job you did. Enjoy.

johnmitchell · June 2015

@LiveToEat .......
That is absolutely stunning...Wow.. What a great recreation area...Fantastic.

LiveToEat · June 2015

Thanks for the compliments. 4Runner, You don't want me building your kitchen...I'm slow but expensive!

Toxarch · June 2015

I like those wheels. Where did you pick them up from? I need something like that on the BGE table I am building. My patio is all flag stone and is probably rougher than yours looks. Good luck moving something with hard wheels on my patio.

4Runner · June 2015

@LiveToEat - you obviously know what you are doing. Wish I had that skill. I can make time. FYI. Put the @ sign and then type a member name and it will notify the person.

Medium-Rare · June 2015

Ditto on "Where did you pick them up from?". Thanks in advance for the info!

Jeepster47 · June 2015

LiveToEat said:

... I considered the handler but the problem was more with the wheel size and the hard plastic material the wheels are made of.

The handler is not so much to make it easier to wheel around ... although that's a great side benefit. It's to turn the egg and the nest into a single unit. Right now the egg is simply set into the nest. If a wheel catches, it's much easier for the egg to get catawampus in the nest and tip the whole assembly over. Your wheels are great and should reduce the chance of catching. But you've also raised the center of gravity, and if the wheels catch, then there is a greater chance of tipping over.

LiveToEat · June 2015

@4Runner, thanks for the tip about the "@" usage.
@Toxarch , @Medium-Rare ....I got the casters online from apollocaster.com. Search for 6" and it shows up or you can search on pnuematic as well. The threaded stem diameter is 1/2" and the nest holes are only 3/8" so you have to drill out the nest parts to 1/2". I couldn't find any 6" casters with 3/8" stems anywhere in the Internet.

@Jeepster47 , agree. But the change has actually made the rolling so smooth and it feels even more stable than before. The pnuematic tires provide a shock absorber quality so the movement isn't jarring and it easily traverses gaps and bumps. I've got some ideas of tying the egg to the nest but don't think I'll need to. If I do I'll post what I do. Thanks for the info on the handler

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