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12-03-2014, 08:44 PM | #21 |
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Re: Car (wheel) dolly's
I have a set of the HF ones, since the mid 90's, and used a ton..I sprayed some stuff my dad had back in the day, into the rollers.
Now mine are not the lifting style, just the dolley...but I can easily move them around when loaded...now, my heaviest load as I think back, would have been a '59 Chevy PU...so not a 6Klb Escalade, etc...now mine only saw 4 or 5 moves a week when I used them, not 5 or 6 times a day...but think if lubed well...would have been just fine. |
12-04-2014, 12:19 AM | #22 |
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Re: Car (wheel) dolly's
Kube, I we have a set of the pump up dollies that work real well at HCG. I will check tomorrow morning and let you know what kind they are.
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12-04-2014, 05:56 AM | #23 |
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Re: Car (wheel) dolly's
I have found all the negatives above to be true
Also even on a good floor, the slightest object on the floor (bb size or less) will lock them down. Keep the floor operating room clean and they work minimally well IMHO |
12-04-2014, 06:12 AM | #24 | |
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X2 Dual axle 20' boat trailer, very hard to maneuver un-hitched ...on a smooth surface the dolly's work great, but even the seams on the concrete pad make it difficult. The bigger the caster wheels the better they will work. Got good quality from Northern Tool, they are a bit on the heavy side. Bob
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12-04-2014, 09:11 AM | #25 |
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Re: Car (wheel) dolly's
Guys, I am very thankful for all the thoughtful responses. I have had a chance to study a bit more and it is appearing the style below (Thanks Coopman) will most likely be the choice.
http://www.summitracing.com/search/d...t&autoview=SKU
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12-04-2014, 10:48 AM | #26 |
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12-04-2014, 11:34 AM | #27 |
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Re: Car (wheel) dolly's
I would suggest to get ones with steel wheels and ball bearing on wheels and swivals. Look at the weight rating when buying casters and go for ones with a weight capacity rating ABOVE what you are moving. jmho. kerk
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12-04-2014, 01:14 PM | #28 |
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Kerk
Steel wheels make a mess of painted floors. Just a thought. Bruce
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12-04-2014, 01:25 PM | #29 |
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Re: Car (wheel) dolly's
Very few casters of smaller diameter have ball bearing wheels/axles. The bearing type axles are generally much larger diameter than the ones they use on the car dollies I've seen. We used large diameter casters with polyurethane wheels on our helicopter float and they lasted about 5-years before they all disintegrated. Cast iron or cast steel will outlast the caster swivels but they don't roll near as easy as the ones with hard rubber, plastic, or pneumatic wheels. Any casters with plastic wheels should be made of nylon or delron so they can take the load and last a while.
I can about guarantee than most casters aren't made to last a lifetime anymore. There is always a weak link somewhere. Last edited by rotorwrench; 12-04-2014 at 01:31 PM. |
12-04-2014, 02:25 PM | #30 |
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Re: Car (wheel) dolly's
There may some difference I didn't notice but, the dollies sold by Summit look a lot like the ones Harbor Freight sells. Both are ratchet activated and I believe both have 4" phenolic casters. There's a significant difference in price so I must have missed something.
I did, The Summit units will support a 13" wide tire, the HF units are limited to 9", (should be wide enough for most of our applications). The Summit dollies are also rated to support more weight 1550# ea., the HF units, 1250# ea. Howard Last edited by HCO41; 12-04-2014 at 02:38 PM. |
12-04-2014, 03:28 PM | #31 |
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Re: Car (wheel) dolly's
I bought a set of theses boys. they do the trick but jacking the car up is the biggest pain.
GB http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-...-816218401.htm
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12-04-2014, 07:24 PM | #32 |
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my HF ones work great & i got 20% off with a coupon from street rodder mag also have no problem moving my 35 coupe around by my self ''good level floor helps''
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12-04-2014, 10:16 PM | #33 |
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Re: Car (wheel) dolly's
I have the Go Jacks. They are more expensive than the HB ones, but sometimes you get what you pay for. I can move my 3000LB 50 Ford Convertible easily, by myself. Don't need manual move the casters to get the car to turn.
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