keiser31 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) Got a brand, new set of car dollies for helping a friend get his car trailer ready to use and they REALLY make a difference. These have the steel wheels and are a little tough to get over the cracks in the old floor, but now I can move the car all by myself without having to use a floor jack. I was thinking of using four more with some telescoping legs attached to them and a couple of cross members to raise the body up enough to get the chassis (with steering column attached) out from under it. Edited July 3, 2019 by keiser31 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcapra Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 I think everyone restoring an old car has a set of these by now. I can turn my DeSoto 180 degrees to point the front outward or the rear outward. I'm getting ready to finally start the engine on mine, so I'll turn the rear of the car to face outside so I don't breathe any carbon monoxide when I start the engine! Telescoping legs? Do they make anything like that? That crack looks like it would be hard to roll over. You could go to Home Depot and get some concrete patch repair and fill it. Marc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALF1920 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 make sure the dollies are rated adequately for the vehicle weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Looks like a lot of progress in the garage clean out in Keiser31 garage. Now the car work starts. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 40 minutes ago, Paul Dobbin said: Looks like a lot of progress in the garage clean out in Keiser31 garage. Now the car work starts. Yes. I find it incredible that I was motivated enough to move 23 years of "STUFF" out of my garage in the last month. There is more to go to the dump, too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Henderson Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I bought a set of dollies from Harbor Freight at an attractive price several years ago. They looked pretty too, but now for the negative; they had solid metal wheels with no bearings in them, and some of the the holes were drilled off center. Using them under a 3,000 pound car it was hard to push sideways and almost impossible to push forward and backward. Yup, you get what you pay for. If you are still tempted because of the low price, buy several sets, make up a set using the best of the wheels and take the rest back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Until there is an earthquake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorialynn2 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Good job on the clean out @keiser31! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Earthquake ? No worries, you can't shake sand. Sinkholes now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, padgett said: No worries, you can't shake sand LoL! Sorry, that is where liquefaction comes from. Uncompacted fine sand and silt settles when shaken, forcing out any water in the pore spaces between the sand particles. That is what happened in Christchurch in 2010 and 2011. The water brings sand and silt ejecta with it. What a mess. Areas of the city have settled so much and still being deep uncompacted fine sand and silt, they have been abandoned. In Niigata in 1964, apartment buildings capsized because of liquefaction. A whole floor settled into the ground. This is fairly common. There was a large landslide in Ankorage, AL in the same year due to liquefaction of a layer of fine sand. Edited July 4, 2019 by Spinneyhill (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30DodgePanel Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Next on the agenda …. (the lift John, not the car 😉) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 19 minutes ago, 30DodgePanel said: Next on the agenda …. (the lift John, not the car 😉) If only I had the cash for one of those lifts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
30DodgePanel Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 nah it's only $1700 on Home Depot special buy currently. Use the sale of all the stuff you cleaned out of the garage (I'm a bad influence) I'm sure the wife wouldn't mind 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JACK M Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Here we go again. GET A FOUR POSTER !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 4 hours ago, keiser31 said: If only I had the cash for one of those lifts.... And the ceiling height? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, Spinneyhill said: And the ceiling height? 8"-2". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_OToole Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 If you want to use those car dollies on a rough floor you need some scraps of plywood. Not necessarily full sheets. 2 pieces for each dolly minimum. Roll along slowly from one piece to the next then move the loose piece. I have done this for years, it seems slow but you can move the car anywhere in a few minutes. Easier than getting stuck in a crack or hole. Works on a gravel driveway or an asphalt driveway softened by heat. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 LoL. Find merchants of photocopiers or large computer gear or similar. They pallets are often plywood on top. Just cruise around commercial areas and you will find pallets out for the taking. We do here, anyway. My kindling is made of freight pallets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 53 minutes ago, keiser31 said: 8"-2". No lift for you then! Too bad. I have the same problem with a 2.7 m ceiling = 8'9" or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 (edited) Not a problems, is part of the reason I have a medium rise scissors lift. Is also portable so can put where needed. Was enough to get my RV far enough up I could do about anything. Do have cathedral ceilings in garage. (RV had a very wide track hence the boards, lift was on frame. At time a 7,000 lb lift was hard to find. Note metal plates, nothing slides on concrete so surface is not as important. Edited July 5, 2019 by padgett (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Car dollies have been around for a long time. I hope this guy broke down in town 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) I bought a set of the jack dollies (Slide the wheel base around the tire and step on the jack) at Hasrbor Freight @ $64.00 each. I love them, quick & easy. I back the car into a side slot and jack the front wheels and push the front over. Great invention! Edited July 13, 2019 by Paul Dobbin (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke01 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 2 hours ago, Paul Dobbin said: I bought a set of the jack dollies (Slide the wheel base around the tire and step on the jack) at Harbor Freight @ $64.00 each. I love them, quick & easy. I back the car into a side slot and jack the front wheels and push the front over. Great invention! Merchandise quality at Harbor Freight can be, shall we say questionable. Are you satisfied with the fit and finish of the jack dollies? Are they name brand or of Chinese manufacture? I'm not trying to start a fight. I have been considering a set but haven't looked at HF stuff. Thanks in advance. Zeke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 I love my Harbor Freight dollies. I have these: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke01 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) 39 minutes ago, 39BuickEight said: I love my Harbor Freight dollies. I have these: No problems with the dolly wheels? Zeke Edited July 9, 2019 by zeke01 clarification (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 48 minutes ago, 39BuickEight said: I love my Harbor Freight dollies. I have these: I ended up with a set of those style, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 I had six like the ones under the Dodge. I had one under a 400 lb palm tree this weekend, while moving on flat concrete one caster broke sending little ball bearings 10 ft in all directions. Now I have five with 3 spare casters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke01 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Maybe I will go with a name brand. Zeke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I have the similar 1500 lb HF dollies and used to push the rear of an SLK (lightweight) sideways on polished concrete. I had to use a long lever to get it to move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pont35cpe Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I really like these, bought a set of 4 at a moving sale for $100. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39BuickEight Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 16 hours ago, zeke01 said: No problems with the dolly wheels? Zeke So far so good. I've had them 3-4 years now. I certainly can't push them around with a finger, but they work fine. I'm sure the more expensive brands might be smoother, but that's expected based on the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) On 7/9/2019 at 5:13 PM, zeke01 said: Merchandise quality at Harbor Freight can be, shall we say questionable. Are you satisfied with the fit and finish of the jack dollies? Are they name brand or of Chinese manufacture? I'm not trying to start a fight. I have been considering a set but haven't looked at HF stuff. Thanks in advance. Zeke The quality is fine. I bought them based on the reviews snd $64.00 was more attractive than the $265 jacks a friend bought. I agree, some HF stuff is junk. We all have read the reviews, which are sometimes brutal. Edited July 13, 2019 by Paul Dobbin (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Is better than JCWhitney was (never saw a 3/4 size tire iron before) since can examine. In general basic stuff is pretty good but I avoid testers & battery operated stuff (except for the freebies, have lotsa lights and DVMs). Is usually worth what you pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlier Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 10 hours ago, pont35cpe said: I really like these, bought a set of 4 at a moving sale for $100. I purchased a set of 4 of these at HF a number of years ago Yours like mine are the older version. They are still doing the job. The current version HF sells seems to be less beefy even though they are rated for the same weight as my older ones. The nice thing about these dollies is that they do not require one to jack the car up with a floor jack like the others in this post. Just slide them under the wheels, pump them up and you're ready to roll. I use mine a couple of times a year when I move my cars around to get three cars in my two car garage. When it comes to most HF items I buy, I have very low expectations as to how long the item will last. Most tools seem to last a while probably because I am not too hard on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgett Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) Well Penncraft went a long time ago and Sears/K-Mart imploded. Pep-Boys quality is about the same without the freebies. (Have the blue dual lights just about everywhere, remainder on fridge). I also like the four drawer tool kit in the car for trips and junqueing (HF also has a 130 piece flat case but I do not care for the wrenches and many pieces are connectors). ps HF also sells several kinds of casters, is just one bolt. Edited July 11, 2019 by padgett (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c49er Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I have a set of Go-Jaks...one person can roll any car ...even big heavy Chryslers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick8086 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 They make moving this not to bad.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalowed Bill Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 The inexpensive HF dollies have worked for me. At age 75 I can still move a car around, or most anything else, by myself. I really don't see any problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3makes Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 Here are some photos of some REAL wheel dollies! Won't wear out or break in anyone's lifetime!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted July 12, 2019 Share Posted July 12, 2019 I've got two of them from the family across the street, blasted primed & painted. Found two more at the Sunday swap meet a year ago that a fellow made a table out of. The "Repurposed" value was about four times the car dolly value. If you plan to buy new the purple ones c49er posted are the BEST. Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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