Building a Plant Protection Cage on Wheels

This cage is sturdy and mobile and could be made for a fantastic pet cage. It was built to guard tree seedlings that I want to successfully mature. I am currently using it to protect my Acacia Baileyana tree seedlings. Often critters will chew, dig and decimate young plants in my yard, causing months of work to be lost. The cage’s interior is four feet high to accommodate small saplings. If you are interested in this, I will show you my original plans and then show its construction in this video.
As far as the plans I show in the video, the only framing alteration I made was to not use the upper 4 inch bracing, which I point out in the video, as I was satisfied with the rigidity of the final outcome. (Also, I changed the length of the legs from six feet to five feet six inches so that it would roll the beneath the metal arches of my gazebo.)
What I really like about this cage is not only how it offers critter protection but also how it can be easily wheeled from place to place. I can move it into the shade when the sun is extremely hot. When it’s a cooler day, I can wheel it into the full sun.
Finally, it was built to last for many years.
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Materials used (all fasteners rated for exterior use):
2x3x8s (Douglas fir #2s) (16)
2x4x8 (premium #1) (1)
1x4x8s (2)
4” wheels with brakes (4)
1 ¾” wood screws, washers, and locking washers (16 each)
3” ring-shanked nails (about 100-150)
2” brad nails (many, in excess of 200)
2 ½” finish nails (about 16 or so)
2 ½” wood screws (about 25 or so)
3 ½” wood screws (only 4 for the bottom legs at wheel attachment)
Exterior paint (about 1 quart)
16 feet of 48” wire mesh welded into 1/2” squares
3/8 inch stainless steel staples (about 500)
Titebond III ultimate wood glue (close to a 16 oz. bottle)
6 hinges
1 latch

[@johnwitkowski6596]

Wow! Beautiful piece of furniture Tom! As usual, very well done informational and detailed video. Your garden is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! Your waterfall is soothing to hear.

[@doityourselferhomeandgarde9732]

So nice of you

[@jujube2407]

Looks really nice and sturdy floor tooA

[@highonsmog]

that can be modified for birds, chickens etc