He Built A Handy Panel Mover

2024 - Volume #48, Issue #6, Page #31

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Quinton Tschetter doesn’t ask for help moving heavy panels; he just pulls out his panel mover. The simple two-wheeled mini-cart holds the panel in place while Tschetter pushes it where it needs to go.
“I built my panel mover years ago to help me move plywood sheets,” says Tschetter. “The other day, it came in handy for this 80-year-old moving a heavy door. It works like a charm.”
Tschetter used all salvaged materials for the mover. The sides are 10 by 12-in. thick scrap wood. The floor is a 1/4-in. thick piece of plywood about 30 in. long.
“I bolted a short length of angle iron to the plywood floor to attach the axle for the wheels that I picked up at an auction,” explains Tschetter. “I welded pieces of angle iron perpendicular to the cross piece to attach the side panels. Then I welded vertical strips of angle iron to them to reinforce the side panels that are bolted in place.”
Tschetter attached an old snow shovel handle to the left-side panel and mounted a clamping fixture to the right-side panel. Before mounting the panel, he had cut a circle hole in it to accommodate the clamping fixture.
“I drilled a hole through the upright angle iron and welded a nut to it,” says Tschetter. “The bolt head has a flat disc sized to fit in the circle hole welded to it. When I have a panel in place, I just turn the bolt in until it’s secured.”
Initially, the bolt had a cranking handle welded to the end. “The handle just got in the way, so I cut it off, and now I use a ratchet to turn the bolt in.”
If doing it again, there’s one change Tschetter would make. The disc on the end of the bolt that pushes against a panel is flat and spins with the bolt.
“If I did it now, I would attach the disc so it would pivot on the bolt head and not rub on the surface of the panel being secured,” he says.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Quinton Tschetter, 2379 Hwy. 92, Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577 (ph 641-660-9765; qct1944@gmail.com).

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He Built A Handy Panel Mover FARM SHOP Tools Quinton Tschetter doesn’t ask for help moving heavy panels; he just pulls out his panel mover The simple two-wheeled mini-cart holds the panel in place while Tschetter pushes it where it needs to go “I built my panel mover years ago to help me move plywood sheets ” says Tschetter “The other day it came in handy for this 80-year-old moving a heavy door It works like a charm ” Tschetter used all salvaged materials for the mover The sides are 10 by 12-in thick scrap wood The floor is a 1/4-in thick piece of plywood about 30 in long “I bolted a short length of angle iron to the plywood floor to attach the axle for the wheels that I picked up at an auction ” explains Tschetter “I welded pieces of angle iron perpendicular to the cross piece to attach the side panels Then I welded vertical strips of angle iron to them to reinforce the side panels that are bolted in place ” Tschetter attached an old snow shovel handle to the left-side panel and mounted a clamping fixture to the right-side panel Before mounting the panel he had cut a circle hole in it to accommodate the clamping fixture “I drilled a hole through the upright angle iron and welded a nut to it ” says Tschetter “The bolt head has a flat disc sized to fit in the circle hole welded to it When I have a panel in place I just turn the bolt in until it’s secured ” Initially the bolt had a cranking handle welded to the end “The handle just got in the way so I cut it off and now I use a ratchet to turn the bolt in ” If doing it again there’s one change Tschetter would make The disc on the end of the bolt that pushes against a panel is flat and spins with the bolt “If I did it now I would attach the disc so it would pivot on the bolt head and not rub on the surface of the panel being secured ” he says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Quinton Tschetter 2379 Hwy 92 Oskaloosa Iowa 52577 ph 641-660-9765; qct1944@gmail com

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