Movable base for use with a scaffold

A base for use with scaffolding, the base comprising:

• side support members having scaffold receiving members provided at ends thereof;
• cross members extending between the side support members, the cross members having a first cross member and a second cross member, the second cross member being spaced from the first cross member;
• first wheels mounted to the first cross member and second wheels mounted to the second cross member;
• an engagement member extending from the first cross member of the cross members in a direction away from the second cross member, the engagement member being attached to the first cross member wherein the movement of the engagement member causes the first cross member to rotate;
• a connecting shaft extending between the first cross member and the second cross member, the connecting shaft being pivotally mounted to the first cross member and the second cross member;
• wherein as the engagement member is engaged, the first cross member is rotated in a first direction and the second cross member is rotated in a second direction, the first direction being opposed to the second direction, the first wheels are rotated in the first direction and the second wheels are rotated in the second direction from an initial position in which the first wheels and the second wheels are spaced from a ground or floor surface to a second position in which the first wheels and the second wheels are positioned in engagement with the ground or floor surface.