I'm thinking of getting a set of these to move inoperable cars around in my garage: www.tireskate.com

Does anyone have any experience with these? I'd like to know how well they really work before spending the $.

I bought a set of standard skates from them a couple years ago and they're great. Don't bother with the cheap brands, buy from these folks. Their skates are nice and heavy with good bearings and quality construction. Very well built. With them I can easily wheel my Model T around with one hand. Of course the heavier the car, the more force that's needed to push it. But these are a good product. They enabled me to squeeze 3 cars into a 2 car garage

Thanks, that is what I was hoping to hear. Did you get the 8" wide or 12" wide version? Do the tires sit firmly on the depressed center when you are moving the car? I wondered if the large diameter tires on a prewar car might be more stable on their deep version which is longer and has a 1" deeper well.

I just got the 8" wide ones. The 12" wide are for cars with wide tires, like later Corvettes, muscle cars, and stuff like that. The tires do sit firmly in the depressed center. I used them for my Model T and Model A.

Great, thanks for the response.

10,200#

Buy good ones. The width shouldn't matter unless your tire's too wide. They really can't slip sideways with the weight of a car on them.

Barry,

Wow! If they work for that monster my little car will be a snap. Are yours Tireskate brand? They look like the deeper version.

They're the big ones. Rated at 3,000# ea. I'm not sure what brand they were. I'll look and see. It's more about the rollers than anything else. Some are sleeve bearings and have trouble with a heavier car. You've got to ask the right questions. Make sure they're fitted with grease fitting, too.

I'm pretty sure it was these.

TireSkate heavy duty

Barry,
Looks right. Tireskate has a big comparison of their casters versus cheaper competition on their website, indicating that's why they are more expensive. Seems well worth it.