Outboard stand made out of shopping cart

[MountainManMyke]

I came across this link on how to build an outboard motor stand out of a shopping cart. I guess this would be considered stealing? haha. Anyways, this is pretty cool. Here is the link below:



http://www.instructables.com/id/Instant-Outboard-Motor-Stand-from-Shopping-Cart/

 

[Aviator5]

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I just wonder - is there a legal way to aquire a shopping cart?

 

[MountainManMyke]

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I'm sure if you inquire with the store they have damaged ones that they would donate. I always see them abandonned on the side of the highways and in backlanes.

 

[paultjohnson]

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I just wonder - is there a legal way to aquire a shopping cart?

Sure The Midnight Shopping Cart Supply Company !!!

psssssssssst... hey buddy.... wanna buy a shopping cart ? cheap...shhhhhhhhh

 

[BuzzStPoint]

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Hmm,, My wife works at a grocery store...

I'm gonna ask her what they do with busted carts.

 

[Home Cookin']

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they also make good grills. just load your food up across the bottm and roll it over the campfire. When the food's cooked, roll it over to the picnic table. Put your dishes in it, roll it down to the creek, and swish it around some.

 

[joebob14]

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WOW homecookin thanks for the idea. I can realy get rid of alot of camping equipment that way.

 

[DECK SWABBER 58]

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I just wonder - is there a legal way to aquire a shopping cart?

Go to Aldi's put your quarter in and take it home.

 

[Mark42]

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Doh! I just spent an afternoon making one from the iboats plans. Just think of all the time and trouble I could have saved by using one of those shopping carts!!!!!

 

[Nandy]

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Shopping carts are very, very expensive. I doubt any store will give them away unless they are tore up like a vehicle that ran over it or so.

 

[fat fanny]

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I poated the use of a shooping cart modified to make a stand for my O/D but I would preffer one with the bottom cage support to be modified as well to support the drive at the actual hieght of the O/D right off the transon possibly with some adjustable camps. This would be perfect for removal,repair and installation.

 

[gibletts]

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Check out the amphibious truck in the back ground!!

 

[thefairlaneman]

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If it works it works,,,,good idea

 

[jay_merrill]

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According to Wiki, they cost grocery stores about $75 to $150 each. Theft is a big deal to them and on a worldwide basis, its about an 800 million dollar per year problem.

While surfing this, I saw a couple of sites that sell new and reconditioned carts on a retail basis. Prices seem to range from under a hundred bucks, to quite a bit over that.

I'd rather spent a small amount of money at the big box store for some 2 x 4s and some cheap casters.



???

 

[jebby]

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a new shopping cart goes for between 300-400 bucks and the borken ones get fixed/parted out to keep them around longer. I worked at a small grocery store all through college and collected stolen carts for them on the side (still collect stolen carts) Really wish people understood this as it is extreemly difficult for small stores....

 

[drewmitch44]

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I just wonder - is there a legal way to aquire a shopping cart?

that sucks i spent a whole day last weekend making a shopping cart out of my outboard stand!

 

[Boomyal]

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that sucks i spent a whole day last weekend making a shopping cart out of my outboard stand!

:d :d :d

 

[Bigperch]

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Doh! I just spent an afternoon making one from the iboats plans. Just think of all the time and trouble I could have saved by using one of those shopping carts!!!!!

Never mind, I found it.

 

[ThePartsMan]

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I have seen shopping carts in two different auctions.
Local stores going out of business.

 

[spdracr39]

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Go to your local scrap metal yard. People push stuff in to sell in the buggies then leave them. We have to recycle 10-12 of them a week. BTW we have called the stores to see if they wanted to retrieve them and they don't think its worth the time.