Floor creepers?

[Subyroo651]

Have any of you guys seen any creepers similar to design as the harbor freight one but very high quality?

I'd love to invest in a really nice metal frame creeper, but none have the little tool trays built in that I love so much.

I have this creeper and it is well worth the $17 I paid for it.

I am only 6' 180 so for me it works great. If you were a bigger guy, you could use flat stock to build a metal support frame underneath it. That would still be way cheaper than most other options.

 

[shampoop]

I have this creeper and it is well worth the $17 I paid for it.

I am only 6' 180 so for me it works great. If you were a bigger guy, you could use flat stock to build a metal support frame underneath it. That would still be way cheaper than most other options.

I already do have this one and it is fantastic for the money. But I am still quite young and will probably have use for a creeper for the next 50 years. I'd love to invest in one of snap on like quality, but really want one with those side trays and keep it narrow. Maybe I'll just make my own someday when I get a welder and some cutting tools.

 

[KaiserM715]

I am getting a creeper from my wife for X-mas and have been looking at The Bone and Bonester models. I work either in the garage (polished concrete) or in the driveway (not quite broom brushed concrete and expansion joints). I work on either of my trucks (all 4 tires on the ground) or the car (usually on ramps). I currently have an old school wooded model, but the wheels get caught in the expansion joints and it is not quite low enough for all areas under the truck. The Bonester looks to be a little more compact, at the cost of smaller wheels. The wheel wells on the Bone look like they could get in the way occasionally. Which one should I pick? Any other recommendations?

 

[Nick DL]

I use a Craftsman creeper. I've had it for several years now & it works ok for my needs.

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[JASTECH]

Had a wooden creeper till pushing a ****** up I broke it. Now have a Lisle for about 20 years, don't like it when arm pit hair gets caught in wheel.

 

[Welderguy24]

I use this everyday (Heavy truck shop) and it will roll circles around my boss's SO. Built it my freshman year of high school in metal shop. I have no idea where my teacher got the casters or what kind they are but they roll over anything and never plug up.

EDIT: I have used the Bone creepers here and there (both normal and rough rider models) and while they are a solid creeper, because of the wheel wells you can get stuck in places where you could just slide a normal creeper out from under you and crawl out. An old co-worker of mine would not use them at all because he was laying between the duals of a truck when the air ride settled and he was stuck, had to have another employee jack the truck up to get out. Just a thing to remember.....

 

[Outlawmws]

Here are my two creepers. I am aver 210, and these sport me pretty good. I am going to restore the napa creeper a bit.

I have nearly the same creeper as your Napa. I know mine is VERY old (50's? maybe 40's?) and I have no Idea who exactly made it as the decal is beyond deciphering. It now looks like one of those 500 year old painting that have gone checked.

I did take mine completely apart and cleaned up and painted all the steel in it. The hardwood was simply cleaned well. Its Heavy (at least compared to my cheap light one I got in High school. that one was given away soon after I rebuilt this one..

These are very low profile especially considering how old the design is.

 

[KaiserM715]

EDIT: I have used the Bone creepers here and there (both normal and rough rider models) and while they are a solid creeper, because of the wheel wells you can get stuck in places where you could just slide a normal creeper out from under you and crawl out. An old co-worker of mine would not use them at all because he was laying between the duals of a truck when the air ride settled and he was stuck, had to have another employee jack the truck up to get out. Just a thing to remember.....

I have thought of that and the Bonester has lower profile wheel wells. I guess I should clarify, when I say "trucks", I mean pickups. Refer to my avatar for one of the two.

 

[fergus]

I have a Mac heavy duty 4 wheel creeper. Bought it second hand. Hate it for what I do. Too tall, and the wheels are to soft. I think its meant to be for working under semis and such. Anyway, it won't roll over ****. I think I'm gonna build one and paint it Ford blue like the other guy...

 

[JASTECH]

Maybe make one similar to the kreepster and that kreepstool is nice too. Whats the COO?

 

[fergus]

I don't know the COO. I'd have to look when I get home. It's plenty strong, just too bulky and not working well enough. I'm thinking of copying one of the old Napa creepers like above. They're simple, and since they're made of wood, no upholstery required.

 

[GSMotorrad]

I recently returned a Made in China creeper to Harbor Freight, because it cracked the first time I used it (I'm a hundred pounds less than it's rating). I ordered the Lisle Jeepers Creeper, because I have some other stuff from them that's made in the U.S.A.

I cannot find the Country Of Origin anywhere on this creeper. Does anybody know? Is it safe to assume that if it does not say, then it's made in China? I was expecting it to be proudly made here, since it cost 4 times as much as the Harbor Freight that looks nearly identical.

I really hope this one is durable, at least.

 

[Rockford514]

Is this for real ?

 

[SC-AW11]

"Human Hoist" ; )
thats a good GIF of it in action

 

[sensei_]

just made a design for a car creeper using old skateboard wheels. only gripe i have with it is i can only go straight in and out.

 

[Rockford514]

"Human Hoist" ; )
thats a good GIF of it in action

THANKs Saw the gif and had been searching for awhile

 

[darkk]

I use cardboard........sigh.

 

[TOOL_MONGER]

I use cardboard........sigh.

^^^this.... I call em 'fat man' creepers... always have a few around.

 

[durallymax]

I now use a Bonester. Its just small enough to fit between the tandems on semis. My gut is just small enough to still fit under the axles of one with 22.5LP's but its close.

The creeper does stille ride higher than the HF unit but i can lay down and not feel the entire thing collapse. i only weigh 200lbs. The bonester rolls over most objects, cords, floor dry, but stuff like an air hose or rock will stop it. Pretty good deal though for 80$ish. The deep fins are supposed to help with cooling. Have only used it this winter so don't know how well the work but they seem like they would work well. They do hold water and dirt from dripping vehicles.

I robbed my headrest off of the HF unit as the bonester does not come with one.

I use the creeper for going under heavy equipment, semis, tractors and trailers. Cars and pickups go on the lift, so for me this creeper works great and I wont have a heart attack if it ends up being destroyed on accident. $80 is enough but not ridiculous.

 

[AL`]

I have the Lisle padded low profile creeper and like it ( http://www.lislecorp.com/divisions/products/?product=420&division=2&category=20 ) . The side bars are low so your shoulders and arms don't get prodded and mashed. The casters are small for a low profile in tight quarters. Good for low profile, bad if you want to cross over hoses, cords or large concrete relief joints. Lisle also makes hard plastic creepers, but without tool trays. If I really wanted the tool tray, I'd just find a way to add that to it. They might even be the original manufacturer for Snapon plastic creepers, but I couldn't swear that. They look similar though. You can get their plastic creepers with small or large casters, and they stock replacements for them.

Lisle Creepers: http://www.lislecorp.com/divisions/categories/browse.cfm?division=2&category=20&page=1

Sears/Craftsman makes a similar creeper to the Lisle padded low profile creeper (similar frame with the arch for the casters, but drops for the rest of the frame supports) and it has 6 casters instead of 4. My issue with it though, is the padding is cheap low density padding. If it had a good quality high density foam padding, I'd buy it. I suppose a guy could buy it, and put better padding in it though. I still have an old wooden creeper with the black vinyl pillow. It's fine for just a few minutes, but if you spend any longer on it, your backside starts to lose circulation, or mine does at least.

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-40-i...p-00951158000P?prdNo=3&blockNo=3&blockType=G3

 

[kerr]

I just got a new creeper myself awhile back . I am kinda thick and wanted one for a fat boy with adj. headrest . AFF has one I found on ebay about $50.00 Its a little wider and longer than my ol craftsman and lower too. All kidding aside I think its a fair creeper for the money . The bone type dont seem to leave enough aem moveing room to me for some reason as that is what i wanted untill i took one for a spin. Down in it just didn't seem as comfortable as being on one so I could turn on my side a little IF I needed to.

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

http://www.whitesidemfg.com/index.html

 

[bsaint]

I have a molded plastic one that is very comfortable, even to hang off of.

Its a Matco but I think you can get them cheaper somewhere else.

 

[shockwave]

I have been using lisle plastic creeper for years much better than the snap on convertible creeper that we have at the shop I just picked up a black one from matco that us really nice too I believe lisle makes them for matco/cornwell/snap on for there plastic creepers

 

[durallymax]

I just got a new creeper myself awhile back . I am kinda thick and wanted one for a fat boy with adj. headrest . AFF has one I found on ebay about $50.00 Its a little wider and longer than my ol craftsman and lower too. All kidding aside I think its a fair creeper for the money . The bone type dont seem to leave enough aem moveing room to me for some reason as that is what i wanted untill i took one for a spin. Down in it just didn't seem as comfortable as being on one so I could turn on my side a little IF I needed to.

the bonester I have is narrow. Im tall and lanky so for me I like it better because it cradles me in and i don't feel like im going to fall off either side like some of the padded ones with the frame around them. But I can see for a wider framed person how it would be very uncomfortable as it just isnt wide enough.

 

[Hammer1963]

I use this Cornwell creeper made by Pro-gear. This thing is huge and will easily hold 240 lbs. Very low profile and great mobility. See attached photo

 

[86k10]

I have the heavy duty Snap On 4 wheel creeper. I took the light duty S/O 6 wheel one home. It took a while to get use to the larger creeper but I do like it.

 

[Rico.]

Sadly as a DIYer I don't have a lift so I use a creeper allot. I bought an
adjustable one, but it's quite heavy and you sit above the wheels, so I decided
to splash out on a Facom one and this one is brilliant. Very low and a good
design with elbow room. I also bought a small adjustable mechanics stool, so
the adjustable creeper gets no use at all now.



Facom Creeper



Convertable Creeper


Convertable Creeper2

 

[thejudges69]

I'm rocking this one, not real low profile but great if you need to make a beer run and don't wanna get up



Sent from the space station in my own little world......they all know me here

 

[texchappy]

Any suggestions on one for somebody with mobility issues. I have progressive MS so it's hard to get around at times. Would like an American made one and so far leaning towards the standard adjustable Snap-on one.

 

[ijroorda]

I'm rocking this one, not real low profile but great if you need to make a beer run and don't wanna get up

Looks noisy...but I still want one.

I have a Harbor Freight creeper that I got for Christmas when I was about 16; they don't seem to make one quite like it anymore. It's similar to this ATD one, although I don't think it's built quite as heavy:

It has held up fairly well for me, other than having to replace the wheels. I also had one of the HF low-profile plastic ones and it lasted about a year of infrequent use before it cracked and broke (I'm almost 300 lbs).

If I bought a new creeper today, I would probably get this one from Lisle:

My dad has had one similar to this for years and it has held up very well, including the original wheels; they are priced pretty reasonably too.

 

[bobemmerich]

I use cardboard........sigh.

^^^this.... I call em 'fat man' creepers... always have a few around.

^^Me Too^^ If outside in colder weather, I add a moving blanket on top of the cardboard.

 

[southernstyle88]

i've got atd's low pro creeper and love it except for it a little to wide.. i can't fit between tall 24s with it.. other than that its comfy and rolls great.. nice and heavy.. good quality

 

[StevenB]

Anybody recommend a good big wheel creeper?
I've looked at lisle & bones, leaning towards lisle. Are their any other brands that has a big wheel creeper?
Thank you.

 

[alan camby]

I like the bone. I has huge wheels for a creeper and they are warranted forever (wheels)

check out this thread http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=143241

 

[Jeeper]

Anybody recommend a good big wheel creeper?
I've looked at lisle & bones, leaning towards lisle. Are their any other brands that has a big wheel creeper?
Thank you.

I got the King Crawler with the brake. I haven't used it a lot but I like it so far. The brake is nice as with other creepers it seems you are moving when you don't want. I still wish it was a little lower to the ground but short of laying on card board it is about as good as anything.

 

[gmm213]

I have a craftsman that's prob 5 or 6 years old now. It works fine when I can actually use it.

 

[GSMotorrad]

I recently returned a Made in China creeper to Harbor Freight, because it cracked the first time I used it (I'm a hundred pounds less than it's rating). I ordered the Lisle Jeepers Creeper, because I have some other stuff from them that's made in the U.S.A.

I cannot find the Country Of Origin anywhere on this creeper. Does anybody know? Is it safe to assume that if it does not say, then it's made in China? I was expecting it to be proudly made here, since it cost 4 times as much as the Harbor Freight that looks nearly identical.

I really hope this one is durable, at least.

Update: The Lisle has been great. It was worth 4 times the cost of the Harbor Freight, because it's durable as heck and works perfectly. The plastic seems to statically attract dust and stuff, and it's hard to clean, but it's usually a dirty job anyway.

 

[Loudpipes66]

I use this

http://www.bonecreeper.com/roughrider.html

Works pretty good in gravel and on rough terrain. Only downside is it higher than most and therefore can sometimes be too high to get underneath certain things.

 

[cheechi]

I don't see much mention of the cman creeper that's usually 29 but sometimes on sale for 19. http://www.sears.com/craftsman-36-in-creeper-metal-frame/p-00951147000P Is it any good? I see the HF one for similar money so I assume that means something?