outboard engine trolley

[chrissd330]

Would one of these be ok for starting an engine at home and for flushing out,or do i need something more solid,on ebay at £59 handy for moving around.

[Nos4r2]

got a link?

[chrissd330]

171161833154 ebay number,

[bartiny]

HTH

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Looks fine to me, if used with care.

[chrissd330]

Thanks bartiny,easier than making a wooden stand.

[Fenlander]

I've had one exactly the same for over 2yrs. It's absolutely fine with a 9.8 and OK with a 15 2-stroke (36kgs) but much heavier than that it gets a bit tippy. The latches at the bottom that stop it folding can bounce up on a bump when wheeling so I've put cable ties round mine to stop that risk.

[chrissd330]

Thanks Fenlander,should be ok for my 9.8 then,can I use it for running the engine on and for flushing out.

[kaman]

I concur with fenlander. A bit tippy and I too have cable tied my latches to stop them unclipping.
I have a 52kg tohatsu 20 hp on mine.
After two years I noticed the bolt heads were eating into the wooden transom board. I wasn't confident that the wood wasn't going to give so I cut two 3mm metal plates to the same size as the wooden plate and sandwiched the board between the metal plates........... just to be sure it didn't split.
It's an alright little trolley but not great.

[Sunstreaker]

Under £20 b&q sack trolley, had my 15hp 2 stroke on it, you have to be a little conscious of its potential tippy nature but it does the job.

[chrissd330]

I have a sack truck here,but i wouldn`t want to start an engine on it.as you say its a bit tippy,the wheels need to be wider apart for more stability.

[RIB-Teccie]

Sack trucks may not be perfect but you can modify the base by using some angle on it. Cheap ones on eBay not bad. They don't tip if you place the front of the engine against the wall. I've run up a 55yam on one. The water in the tank helps stability.

[Sunstreaker]

They look the same as my sub£20 b&q trollies. I always placed the bottom angled plate under the water-tank which gave it stability on flushing . After empty tank and wheel to wherever you then need to position either up against a wall or again with a weight on angled plate.

[1eyedjim]

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iv got my 90hp yam on one of these and does the job well.

had my 4hp on it for a bit to but a bot overkill for a 4hp

[chrissd330]

I have one now off ebay ,looks ok will try it out next weekend,might be worth changing the gear oil before i start it up not been used this year.