WHEEL DOLLY QUESTION

[grumpyvette]

wheel dollys

are a tool that many shops use that allow you to slide the car in any dirrection easily so you can effectively move cars and maximize the use of floor space, with cars on wheel dollys you don,t even need to allow room to open the doors between cars as you can easily slide the car in and out of location with a carefully guided shove.
but like all tools theres a vast differance in quality between the differant styles/types available.
around the shop its frequently a P.I.T.A. to move cars around to get the necessary room to do some types of work if you have limited floor space as most of us know.
now one neat little semi- fix is to put the cars your not currently working on , on wheel dollys that allow you to slide the car forward,back,sideways,diagonally ETC. without needing to find the keys or push in back and forth several times to get the angles correct, so many of the better shops have wheel dollys in use.
they come in vastly differant QUALITY ranges and price ranges
heres a few, notice the differance in the carry capacitys
http://www.automotivepartsnetwork.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=94&idproduct=18984

http://store.summitracing.com/defau...ch&DDS=1&N=115&target=egnsearch.asp&x=36&y=13

my question is simply this, I HAVE USED THE CHEAPER ONES LIKE HARBOR FRIEGHT SELLS AND THEY ARE CRAP IN MY OPINION, HAS ANYONE FOUND A VERY GOOD QUALITY WHEEL DOLLY SET THAT THEY LIKE?
IM REALLY TEMPTED TO PURCHASE SEVERAL SETS OF THE 2400LB RATED SETS FROM SUMMIT RACING, (SUM-G1048-2 ) BUT WANT ADVICE/INFO FIRST

 

[IH2LOSE]

I cant wait to here the responces on this,As I was just going to order a set to put the wifes C5 on so i could nest it comfortably against a wall in the garage till spring.

 

[gary55r]

I've tried the dolly style and their ok but the wheels sometime get cocked if the floor isn't smooth. They get sloppy after a year of use.

I just got a set of these with built in jacks (hydraulic) and like them much better. The wheels and bearings are much better. I found them locally for $79 each.

just my opinion,
Gary


www.gojaks.com/?OVRAW=wheel%20jacks&OVKEY=jacks&OVMTC=advanced

 

[65panhead]

I have a set called 'car skates', they are heavy duty with the large casters and ballbearings, very easy to move my vette anywhere in the garage with one hand..good investment if you don't buy the cheapies.

 

[Grizzly]

I also have "car skates" and like them very much. I can move my '59 Impala around the garage my self.

 

[SPANISHVETTS]

I've tried the dolly style and their ok but the wheels sometime get cocked if the floor isn't smooth. They get sloppy after a year of use.

I just got a set of these with built in jacks (hydraulic) and like them much better. The wheels and bearings are much better. I found them locally for $79 each.

just my opinion,
Gary


www.gojaks.com/?OVRAW=wheel%20jacks&OVKEY=jacks&OVMTC=advanced

I have some of those with the ¨Snap-On¨ name. They look exactly the same. I do not use them often but when I do they are worth their price many times over.

 

[JohnZ]

I have a set called 'car skates', they are heavy duty with the large casters and ballbearings, very easy to move my vette anywhere in the garage with one hand..good investment if you don't buy the cheapies.

I agree - I have a set of "Car Skates" (www.carskates.com) I bought about eight years ago with the large ball-bearing casters and poly wheels, and I can move any car around the shop very little effort. Can't comment on any others, but the "Car Skates" work fine.