Wheel dolly - Any suggestions ?
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Melting Slicks
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Wheel dolly - Any suggestions ?
I picked up a 69 vette this morning and I am not able to park both my cars in my small 2 car garage.
I am thinking of getting a set of 4 wheel dollies to park one car as close as possible to the garage wall.
I searched online and found this.
Any other suggestions?
BTW.. Here is my new car
I am thinking of getting a set of 4 wheel dollies to park one car as close as possible to the garage wall.
I searched online and found this.
Any other suggestions?
BTW.. Here is my new car
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Melting Slicks
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From: Bay Area CA
This looks like the best ones that they sell.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38959
Have you used them?
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38959
Have you used them?
Drifting
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From: Lubbock TX
Harbor Freight runs theirs at $40/pair when they're on sale which is about once a month. I have a couple of sets. Once you get the car moving, they're fine. We spun a Chevelle 180* in my shop last weekend, it rotated like it was on a spindle. If you'll take a minute and get the wheels facing the correct direction, it's a whole lot easier to get 'em going.
Make sure the floor is clean, a pebble or lock washer under one of those steel wheels can be the source of some x-treme language!
Make sure the floor is clean, a pebble or lock washer under one of those steel wheels can be the source of some x-treme language!
Team Owner
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This looks like the best ones that they sell.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38959
Have you used them?
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=38959
Have you used them?
I have a set of those, and they are indeed very hard to move the car when their in use. The reason is because the wheels don't have bearings. Just a pin and nut.
I disassembled all of mine and greased the pins to make it a little easier. The real solution would be to get some with wheels that have bearings in the casters.
If you're under 200 lbs, or have bad knees or bad back, don't bother. You probably won't be able to push them on anything but the expensive ones with good casters.
Le Mans Master
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St. Jude Donor '09
My garage is small and on occasion I need the car against the wall. I use two good quality floor jacks, one under the rear one under the front and it easily rolls sideways....
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Melting Slicks
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I have a set of those, and they are indeed very hard to move the car when their in use. The reason is because the wheels don't have bearings. Just a pin and nut.
I disassembled all of mine and greased the pins to make it a little easier. The real solution would be to get some with wheels that have bearings in the casters.
If you're under 200 lbs, or have bad knees or bad back, don't bother. You probably won't be able to push them on anything but the expensive ones with good casters.
I disassembled all of mine and greased the pins to make it a little easier. The real solution would be to get some with wheels that have bearings in the casters.
If you're under 200 lbs, or have bad knees or bad back, don't bother. You probably won't be able to push them on anything but the expensive ones with good casters.
I am under 200lbs, but I don't have a bad knee.
Here are a few other types that I found.
http://jupetong.blogspot.com/2007/10...ates-with.html
http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden...6/product.html
http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/pc-1...t-of-four.aspx
http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/pc-1...car-dolly.aspx
http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/pc-1...ler-plate.aspx
http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/pc-1...pair-1572.aspx
http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/pc-1...olly-5000.aspx
http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/pc-1...car-dolly.aspx
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Burning Brakes
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From: belle plaine ks
My friend bought the harbor freight set and discovered that they did not move to well. He went back and complained to the store and they sold him a better set of casters for 3 dollars a pop. He said it was better than buying some thing he would probably not have used. Now he says they work great. The replacement caster was bigger and the wheel was a hard rubber.
Melting Slicks
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From: www.Z16.org North/West Pennsylvania
I have used several of these over the years. Harbor freight ones suck. The best I have found are the #1016-u, 10x16, Upgraded
Caster ones from lakeshorewheelandtire.com $259 set of 4. The trick is the upgrade casters. they have bigger swivel bearings and pin bearings in the wheels.
The pump up ones you have pictured are nice for a quick move BUT you don't want to leave the car sitting on them.
Caster ones from lakeshorewheelandtire.com $259 set of 4. The trick is the upgrade casters. they have bigger swivel bearings and pin bearings in the wheels.
The pump up ones you have pictured are nice for a quick move BUT you don't want to leave the car sitting on them.
Safety Car
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From: Jersey Shore Exit 98
I have a set from Ecklers not sure who makes them (looks like the red ones on this page) anyway paid $139. & they work great. I moved a 4500 lb car around by myself. You may want to check flea-bay for used ones.
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Melting Slicks
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Do you know if It's OK to leave the car on these for a long time?
BTW.. the Ecklers ones have casters with bearings. They offer free shipping now
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...9&dept_id=1095
Last edited by rajsid; Dec 7, 2007 at 12:46 PM.
Team Owner
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EAstwood sells the Chinese made dolly and also the USA made models dolleys. I bought their USA made verson (they were more expensive). They look like the red ones shown in the above posting.
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flea-bay... How did I forget that.
Do you know if It's OK to leave the car on these for a long time?
BTW.. the Ecklers ones have casters with bearings. They offer free shipping now
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...9&dept_id=1095
Do you know if It's OK to leave the car on these for a long time?
BTW.. the Ecklers ones have casters with bearings. They offer free shipping now
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...9&dept_id=1095
The only dollies I would leave the car on for long are the curved ones that fit the shape of the tire. Anything that has hard edges or sharp angles don't leave them on for more than a few days. You're next drive would be very bumpy.
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Melting Slicks
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Here are the ones that garage-ghost suggested.
http://www.lakeshorewheelandtire.com...olly-buy.shtml
Little pricey (twice as the ecklers one), but looks nice.
Melting Slicks
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flea-bay... How did I forget that.
Do you know if It's OK to leave the car on these for a long time?
BTW.. the Ecklers ones have casters with bearings. They offer free shipping now
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...9&dept_id=1095
Do you know if It's OK to leave the car on these for a long time?
BTW.. the Ecklers ones have casters with bearings. They offer free shipping now
http://www.ecklers.com/product.asp?p...9&dept_id=1095
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Melting Slicks
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The Tire Skate brand has a lot of good reviews. I finally went with them. They claim that their casters are better and bigger than their competitors'.
http://tireskate.com/ts12.php
I bought a set of 4 from eBay for under $200 (shipped)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-12-...spagenameZWDVW
http://tireskate.com/ts12.php
I bought a set of 4 from eBay for under $200 (shipped)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-12-...spagenameZWDVW
Last edited by rajsid; Dec 7, 2007 at 07:44 PM.
Instructor
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From: Oakdale Ca
The HF ones do take some effort to get rolling, but heck, how often do you move the car?
If it's a daily thing, by all means upgrade, but if it's once a week or more time between moves, just save the money and go with the cheap ones, end result is the same.
If it's a daily thing, by all means upgrade, but if it's once a week or more time between moves, just save the money and go with the cheap ones, end result is the same.
