Shastapete Posted June 10, 2015 Report Posted June 10, 2015 I've had this zuca case for a couple months now and it has worked well when traveling around NYC for small eng and boom op gigs, but I wanted a secure place to put my pole on set as well as give it bigger wheels to better navigate crappy sidewalks. So I finally put some pieces I've been collecting together. Switched out the 4" skate wheels for 8" scooter wheels, sawed off the original front feet and added casters. Attached 2 boom holders on the back using broom holders from the container store (elfa system) and 2" pvc caps protected in the radius of the back wheels. Quote
Jim Feeley Posted June 10, 2015 Report Posted June 10, 2015 Nice work Pete. That's looks totally workable. Quote
Will Youngman Posted June 11, 2015 Report Posted June 11, 2015 Nice. I did something similar to my husky but I can't change the wheels on it . How good is the interior of the bag? Quote
Olle Sjostrom Posted June 11, 2015 Report Posted June 11, 2015 Thanks for putting this up here, this is pretty much exactly what I had in mind for me. Just waiting for my zuca to arrive. Great job! Quote
Shastapete Posted June 11, 2015 Author Report Posted June 11, 2015 The bag interior has some mesh pockets , but is mostly just an open space. Everything is pretty protected by the roll cage of the bag. I've heard stories of the bag ripping if overloaded. But so far so good for me Quote
resonate Posted August 24, 2015 Report Posted August 24, 2015 Pete, would you post new pictures please? The old ones don't display here. Quote
mikefilosa Posted September 6, 2015 Report Posted September 6, 2015 Pete, would you post new pictures please? The old ones don't display here. Yes, please do... they don't seem to be visible here either! MF Quote
Shastapete Posted September 16, 2015 Author Report Posted September 16, 2015 Here they are again, hope they stick around this time Quote
Jeff Wexler Posted September 16, 2015 Report Posted September 16, 2015 Looks good. I will put both of these in the Gallery of Sound Carts for future viewing. Quote
Matthew Sonnenfeld Posted September 18, 2015 Report Posted September 18, 2015 Hey Pete, this looks great! Can you link to the wheels that you've used? Thanks! Quote
Shastapete Posted November 12, 2015 Author Report Posted November 12, 2015 Hey Pete, this looks great! Can you link to the wheels that you've used? Thanks! These are the wheels I got: https://www.pocketbikeparts.com/electric-scooter-kick-scooter-wheel-8-inch.html They have a few other sizes, but 8" is the biggest. Site isn't the easiest to navigate, but you can find these under "Rims / Wheels" in the product index. Shipping was pretty quick Quote
Crussell Posted November 24, 2016 Report Posted November 24, 2016 I'm modding a Zuca bag/ cart myself so I started a facebook group where other people using Zuca products for sound can share ideas and figure out what works and what doesn't. All are welcome. I personally can't wait to have a design for myself that's worthy of sharing in the gallery of sound carts one day. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1595929987382210/ Quote
ao Posted December 3, 2016 Report Posted December 3, 2016 there is a rugged version of the zuca bag which would be handy outside. the wheels are larger and the seated surface is taller: https://www.zuca.com/control/category?category_id=10210 Quote
mikewest Posted December 15, 2016 Report Posted December 15, 2016 Right my recent efforts have prove so convenient! 664 stablised by elements from ORCA harness Pix attached mike Quote
Jeff Wexler Posted May 30, 2017 Report Posted May 30, 2017 Interesting. Looks a little top heavy when fully loaded. Also, and I don't mean this as a criticism, the actual ZUCA (bag) part of this cart seems to be the least significant part of the build --- supplies some storage and a base for wheels but that appears that's all it has to do. I have a ZUCA cart I purchased years ago and started to build a mini cart but never really pursued it because I was worried that everything else I would have to build onto the bag would make the ZUCA part pretty irrelevant. Quote
Bethann Posted March 7, 2021 Report Posted March 7, 2021 On 6/9/2017 at 3:57 AM, Takuro Kochi said: Boom Stand Quote
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