Rocker Plates for Trainers

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After a year I figured its time to give the rocker plate an upgrade: Wheels!
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Now I can cart the setup to square in front of the TV and out of the way later.

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  1. The levers are cheap toggle clamps, I think 50lb rated each so shouldn’t be a problem.

  2. Obviously DO NOT stand on the setup when wheels extended. The knuckle joint(?) is pretty shallow so a little movement will pop it out and release the clamp.

  3. Also there isn’t enough strength in the metal arm and leverage to stomp on it and raise the platform. Add a lifting loop front and back then lift and press the lever.

EDIT:
So things didn’t work out the way I’d hoped fully loaded.

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Lag bolt not long enough which caused it to tear out. However the bigger issue is I noticed the arm twisting as I was rolling the whole assembly around. Not surprising I guess since the thin arm was meant to only clamp downwards.

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I could use a metal plate to spread the load and longer lag bolts but does not solve the arm twisting issue. The easiest solution would be two simple dollys that I shove under each end while lifting. Not as cool but ah well.

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