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Thread: wheels onto a cooler

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    wheels onto a cooler

    Does anyone have any idea how to put wheels onto a cooler for a pier cart

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    Welcome to the forum. Try the search function and look around the DIY for pier carts. I use a set of hand trucks that I have modified. Mine is nothing fancy but I only can get down a few times a year so I just went redneck.

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    Same here, hand truck with a rod rack bolted to it with conduit straps.
    Comes in handy at the house when moving big stuff too.
    I've had mine since 1991.
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    People are quite creative with ways to transport their gear; this is my favorite


    I would recommend the handtruck route if you don't want to poke holes in your cooler.

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    My first 3-5 trips to the pier I had all my gear on a hand truck, then a Radio Flyer red wagon & finally a large Sr. Fishin-n-Mate pier cart.
    Use what you have, anything is better than lugging it out by hand.
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    Here's a pic of my setup.

    cart-2.jpg

 

 

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