Rock n roller shelf

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Scott Hanna

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Not sure if I’ll use this at an event,
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Drink holder shelf for hot tub
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I had one. It broke at an event my friend was doing that I helped him. Never considered getting another one.
 
I have 5 of them the oldest is 30 years old, the original which is blue. That one gets used just about every job. I’ve regular loaded about 500lbs+ on it when I used CDs. The next oldest (red) did have issues and had to be welded so no really heavy loads on that one. The R2, R12, R14 have been pretty dependable except for having put put air into the tires every once in a while. The R2 stays in my SUV and coming in handy for personal use even at the beach. You do have to be careful of the front wheels making sure it is pointing in the correct direction you are pushing. If it’s points 90 degree off it could snap, that happened once to me. I think they designed the front wheels years ago. All of my Rock & Rollers are that least 20 years old except the R2 which I brought to fit into my car. With these carts everything goes in in one trip. In NYC where we would have to wait up to 20+ mins for for an elevator at times that is so important. The Accessory that I got for it fairly recently, the bag for placing the stands in was very helpful.
 

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Scott, never used cart for cocktails but used as a work bench for my gear in the shop.😃
Have had good luck with my rock & roller for years. When I need a small foot print , sound reinforcement, car show , grad party I use the cart for my work station.
Lock the wheels & cover with a cloth . No, Not wedding reception or formal events!
I use the shelf for my ceremony rig once I have setup the reception. Most of my ceremony gigs are outside and require to be pulled though grass. Like any other gear, everything has it's limit.
 
The r12 I have doesn't have air filled tires. Solid. Works great
R12 is what I purchased just when the solids where available . Gotten my money's worth . I do like the stealth look. Gotten the spray paint out more than once and have never took the time . Maybe I'll just buy the stealth like you have Scott. No, Maybe I'll just retire??😀
 
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I like the wheels to be inflatable. That makes it easy to move over certain surfaces. The drawback is you must keep the tires inflated because over time the tires tend to deflate and will eventually get worn out due to the weight being put on the tires. I bought another used hand truck for $35 and it works great. The one we used to use the tires got messed up. It was very nice because it could sit down so you could load more stuff on it.
 
Yeah, the front wheels can be an issue but in the 30 years just one front wheel snapped so I replaced/upgraded both. I have replaced the rear wheels on the oldest cart. Filling the tires with fill a flat helped with the air loss. But I believe all of the new ones now come with airless tires. I have 2 Rock N Roller and regular hand cart which just fixes by the side door. That why I had to go with them because there compact size folded. Something like a Magliner won’t fit in the space let alone try to get two of them in there. Early on in 1990’s I was thinking about getting a Isuzu Diesel box truck, they were cheap then or rent a truck for larger events. At that time we had 4 Cerwin Vega T-36s. Locally, I could use two vans but for out of state event where we would but out for days or a week, that wouldn’t be effective. So I decided to design a more compact system which was scalable to fit into a regular extended van.
 
I had 2 both of the had the front wheels break off the metal is so cheap it is nearly impossible to weld
That's a bummer. My first one is about 15 years old and seems still fine.
 
I think the problem is the way I transport is in a trailer, all carts stay loaded, strapped in, Menards has $99 aluminum model that works very well for me
I can see how that can put some more stress on the joints. Mine have always been folded in a car, so the portability has always been a key feature. Plus the loads, even when filled, aren't super heavy.
Glad you found a solution that works for you.
 
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What I believe happened is it was loaded down and because the wheels are solid that it broke.
 
What I believe happened is it was loaded down and because the wheels are solid that it broke.
I’m no wheel expert, but not sure a solid wheel would be weaker than an air filled one.
The advantage of air filled is a smoother ride, not a stronger one.
The back wheels are now foamed filled. Pretty close performance to air filled. Not perfect, but the number of times I had a flat and no convenient way to fill, the solid ones work out better for me
 
Solid or Air filled isn’t the issue. In my case the front wheel was facing 90 degrees from the direction I was going and when I pullEd the upper part of the wheel snapped. You make that mistake once, put on the better wheels then don’t make that mistake again. Heavier stuff goes over the rear wheels. Now I have seen others were the front bar that the wheel attaches to break. And yes I’d be pissed then too, but that has never happen to any of my carts. I do have to say I see three different builds in the carts I have. The first one I got 30 year ago looks like it has the strongest steel.
 
I looked on Ebay and they have all different kinds. I seen an open box R & R for less than $40 and one for $800 brand new. I was like WOW! For that kind of money it will still be there before I pay that much.

I did notice some looked better built, better quality than others. At least to me.