Hi Lads
Does anyone know anywhere where I can purchase rack flightcases that have wheels on the rear lid rather than on the bottom, I'd much prefer to have the wheels removed whilst in use,Oh and it makes it not as tall either.

Preferably online if that's ok

Regards,
Alan

I take it you're not looking for a custom build?

SKB racks have removable wheel trollies, I use the 2007 model 'Gig Rig'. they feel flimsy, but they're bloody indestructable. I dragged mine the other day over broken slate, then through wet mud. still in one piece!

EDIT: SPAG.

Thanks for the quick reply mervaka, I am looking for an actual wooden flightcase though.

I'd rather stay clear of the custom built cases due to cost involved etc.

Buy an off-the-shelf one with no wheels, and get the castors separately? They just bolt on....

Good point, but what MM laminate am in going to need on the lids & am I going to have to reinforce them.

Alan

that will depend on what you`re going to put in them, just outboard stuff, or amps/heavy kit?

just outboard etc so nothing excessively heavy, although outboards can be heavy & expensive

especially the one the belonged to a company who were doing work here where I live that got knocked over by 2 drunks, Fecking ejits fell over the barrier into the front of house desk etc. Amazingly there verona survived ok.

google flight case warehouse, give them a call and go from there.

I'd say that if you're going for wheeled backs, and therefore are going to have to strengthen the backs to take the weght, you'd be just as well with a custom made wheelboard. They are very useful things fo other jobs once your racks are in too. Otherwise your rack backs (assuming you take them off during use) are going to be very bulky to store.

It's a nice idea. All the weight is on the rack ears and not the screws. Just watch for connectors falling out of the back through gravity (IEC's in particular!).

in that case I'd also go for a wheelboard!

I guess I paid out my arse for the SKB rack though, but on the other hand it does have an unconditional lifetime "if it breaks, we fix/replace it" guarantee!

Flight Case Warehouse did exactly this for me last week. Put the wheels on the rear cover, and as Ceed suggested they were attached using strengthening pieces, rather than just bolting them to the cover. They did charge a few quid extra as it wasn't "standard" but nothing excessive.

I had this done on a 12U sleeved rack but sure the same could be done on any of the racks they produce. I also had some rubber feet added to what becomes the bottom of the rack as it has to sit on another rack when in use.

Hope that helps.

we sold a couple of Kam Road Ready fligh cases ( I think 12U) and the Piece of wood with the 4 heavy duty wheels arrived in a separate box, we had to screw the piece of wood onto the bottom, should be a cheap way of doing it, call 01242 222721 in the morning if you want to ask further questions

Yeah, flight-case warehouse looks like a good option, Will fire them off an email for a quotation in the morning I guess!

Wheel board seems like a good plan too, I just don't want the wheels on the bottom basically

Cheers,
Alan

Alan,

FCW will do you a good case, but if you fancy DIY, then two lengths of wood, 16 M10 T nuts and M10 bolts and 4 Guitel castors should do the trick... It's a fairly easy thing to do.

Simon

Personally Alan I'd be wary of transporting my kit on its rear end.

I know it could make it easier to load into the van etc but it would be a concern to me.

John Denim.

My amp racks are constructed similarly to what your specifying, they were made by flightcase warehouse.
decoupled, skids top and bottom and wheels on the front lid, gear travels face down when rolling causes much less damage, pics available on request.

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Don't let flightcase warehouse use their cheap wheels on your cases they are rock solid and poor quality

codex, how exactly does transporting gear face down cause less damage? I've no proof of either way being better, but I would have thought that having rack rails supporting amps would be better.

If you haven't got rails, or rear mounts of some sort, I would expect that transporting the rack face up or face down is going to stress the mounts less than with the equipment horizontal. Whether this will make a significant difference to the longevity of the kit or not, I don't know.

All well and good until you've got a non-rackable piece of kit fastened to a shelf (domestic cd player,dvd player, etc.)

Personal thoughts are that rack ears are designed for the equipment to be horizontal, therefore it might be an idea to leave it like that. Also, assuming the kit travels on its' back, I assume it will be stored like that too. Therefore if you want to get into the back of a rack that is in storage, you'll need to lift it up to the vertical first.
Tilting a heavy rack back to the vertical will need a couple of people, and if not done gently, could damage the gear. But, there's less chance of the rack tipping during transport.

I've seen lots of secondhand kit that came from several large pa companies that construct their racks with gear travelling face up and most was showing damage to front facia and chassis.
The company I worked for before starting up on myown , travelled all their gear face down and I never saw any of the same damage.
My kit has been transported in this format for five years and looks good to me

Think about it would the unit be happier hanging from its front panel or with the weight of the unit squarely on the front panel or 90 degree side loading the panel ?

Rear support is difficult with units of different depths in the same rack anyone got any clever solutions

Just a sideways look at this topic spotted this on the penn website might solve the problem

http://www.penn-elcom.com/Default.asp?MC=2001000&GC=560