And I mean BIG! Lee’s highly customized EZ Built Hot Dog Cart is everything you could want in a mobile food vending unit. Lee’s pictures (below) show just how customizable the video and plans package is.
Lee writes…
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Well Steve, I’m still in a daze about how fast I sold my first E-Z Built cart on your website! It’s been one heck of a ride! Thank you so much for being there.
I want to thank all of my fellow dogslingers out there, for all of their moral support and uplifting comments. It’s great to have a place like www.hotdogprofits.com to go to and get everything you need to get into this business. I really loved my first cart, and I know I’m going to LOVE MY BIG E-Z CART (as Steve calls it). So here it is! 99% finished, it’s going to be a back saver, not having to lift those heavy pop coolers and refrigerator every 5 or 6 hours and move on to the next spot (my weekends were very busy). Thanks again to everyone, Enjoy!
Lee-Checkers Street Grill
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I think this is one of the top two or three innovations on the basic E-Z Built hot dog cart plans that I have had the pleasure of seeing. The floorless concept is pure genious. It lets you work at the right height while still being inside the unit.
I bet it wouldn’t take much more work to enclose the top half of the unit with 2×2 framing and plexiglass, or possibly roll up curtains to get you out of the weather, at least from the shins up.
Great job Lee! It was my pleasure to help you sell your first cart. Now go make a killing with your “Big E-Z”!
-Steve
P.S. If you dig this as much as I do, leave a comment and hit the Share button for Lee. Thanks!
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Awesome Cart!!
What are the carts dimensions?…Seems wide. Was there not room to put the sinks inside?
Also looks to me like a cover could be built over the top.
Way to go Lee. You are thinking “inside” the box. Angie and Jon of Po’ Folks.
Wow, that is something else. Lee, you did an amazing job on your cart. Is that last picture a solar panel or a menu?
Well done!
nice
I’m speechless! Absolutely stunning! Just a fabulous design…everything a dogger could want or need right at their fingertips. Truly a great job!
Very nice, can’t wait to start building my own!
Man-o-man!!!! that is awesome. Love it!!!
WOW!!!! True inspiration!!
Great looking cart. What size trailer did you use for it? I wish you good luck in your new adventure.
Wow. I’m blown away…..
Wow! Fantastic! Love the design. You will have a blast, congrats and continued success.
This is way too cool. It looks like you did a lot of pre-planning and that is an awesome grill and fridge. Great job Lee!!!!!!
Wow that is very nice an well thought out! Good job! My opening day is wed. I’m nervous an excited at the same time. Wish me luck!
WOW, GREAT JOB!
WOW! I AM IN AWE OF THIS CART!! IT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE! IS IT A 4X8 TRAILER? I LOVE THE SOLAR PANEL! I AM SO TIRED OF LIFTING THE COOLERS!! PURE GENIOUS! HOW MUCH DID IT COST? STEVE, YOU GOTTA BE PROUD IF THIS ONE!!! GOOD LUCK TO YOU IN SELLING THE CART OR SLINGING THE DOGS!
WOW !!! When you first showed the pictures, you never mentioned that it would be floor-less, what a completely unique idea, but isn’t there an axle you have to step over? I would sure like to have seen a picture of that.
Congratulations on a truly wonderful idea and I/we all wish you as much success on this cart as you had on your first one. Keep up the good work and maybe you’ll partner with Steve some day and tell/show us how you did all of this.
I really like the ‘hidden’ refer, and is that a solar panel I spotted there?
Skip
WOW!!! I like this cart. It’s big and has it all. Love the floorless design. Massive cook space allows for major event success. Congratulations on this great design.
BUILD IT THEY WILL COME
NICE JOB,,,,,,,,,, GOOD LUCK WITH YOU NEW CART
That’s a cart to be proud of. All I can say is, WOW!
What a great cart. Congrats!!
I have a quest. about the fridge. Is it a commercial grade? If it is, where did you buy that and if you don’t mind telling me, how much did it cost, and how do you use it without electricity?
Could you please send you answer soon as possible, because my health department req,. comm. grade fridge for the dogs and we want to start building the cart this weekend.
Thank you so much.
Valeria
I still think it look like it’s kind low to stand – in and serve it up???????? looks cool thou – how tall are you?????our steamers are at chest level – you know what I mean….Rena
That is certainly thinking out of the box. Steve, those plans MUST be awfully detailed for someone to come up with this. I know your proud of him. This is truly a great cart!!
Fantastic cart impressive layout. I am also interested in the fridge i need to upgrade also. Please let us know.
Dude……That’s Awesome!!
Great cart. I envision bottom boards to enclose the bottom and plexiglass around the top sides for colder weather in the northern states. NO axel??? if not, where did you find the wheel set up?
I think it looks great ! It looks very professional.
Best Wishes
There are some great ideas here. Especially the register vents and canopy
This cart has it all, looks like. Great looking cart.
For those wanting info on a fridge here is what I bought. It’s great and outstanding customer service. I broke it and they fixed it no questions asked. It is big tho. 86 qt. ac/dc Got it scratch & dent on eBay. Link
I didn’t notice the faucet for your steam table until I looked at the pictures again… pure genius!
I would love to do that type of design one day.
What a great looking cart. The best of luck Lee.
Thanks everyone for the great comments so far, let me say first of all that without Steve’s EZ Cart plans I would not have been able to do this build. All and I mean all the plumbing and building techniques are in Steve’s plans the only difference is in what you want to end up with. There is no center axle, these are Torsion Stub axles,hence nothing to trip over. The refrigerator is a Dometic Brand found on the Internet. Yes, thats a solar panel and the trailer is homemade by me. It’s 9 foot long and DOT 102″ wide.
This past weekend I maidened it at a Soccer Tournament and she passed with flying colors.
I’m lovin’it.
Lee Vestal, Checkers Street Grill
J.D., Thanks for the link; I’ve been searching for mechanical freezer to eventually replace my coolers. Lee, your right, using Steves plans as I guide you can build almost any style cart. Mr. Tiki.
That is a sweet cart! That is the Hummer of E-Z Builts. I completely agree how adapatable the E-Z Built plans are. Easy to use and the vids really give you a good visual for the build. Nice job Lee.
Roll on hot dogger ……..that is out of this world!!!!!!! creative thinking makes $$$$$$.
Fest machine my next metal project is similar…great job
Steve’s plans are the Bomb!!! As we say in Vermont “Wicked Cool in 802″
J.D. Thank you so much for the link.
Valeria
What a great looking and useful cart. I wish somebody could come up with a video on how to build one of these for those of us who need help with customizing a cart. Again thanks to Steve for helping Americans dig in to their ingenuity.
@ Kevin – Cart building videos?
I heard of a guy who made some…
http://www.BuildAHotDogCart.com
Had the opportunity to meet Lee a few weeks ago. I was excited and couldn’t wait to see the photos he said he sent you. I wish I could’ve seen this in person but we were working two seperate locations his first weekend out. Lee, just as you described it to me…AWESOME!! FYI, independant axles on each side of the trailer. This eliminates the through axle, hence an open floor. I believe he said it was 7×10 or 12. Thanks Lee! I’ll contact you soon.
Larry
Ok Larry, good to hear from you! CYA soon.