Moving cars sideways.

[246gts]

My garage / workshop is an old barn with a barn door on one side at one end of the unit.
The layout of my garage means that I can store more cars side by side if I could drive them straight in through the door and then move them sideways.
Part of the floor is smooth concrete and part of it is brick (uneven)
Do any of you guys have a similar problem and if so what do you use to move your cars sideways?
Dave

 

[D KRAGER]

Check harbor freight, they make those dolleys for doing that. Basically has four casters and has a cradle for the wheel to set in. If the brick is too rough to roll on, just lay down a sheet of plywood to roll them on....

 

[conv440]

My 2 car garage fits a third vehicle across the back if it's parallel with the back wall. I've been using dollys for years to store the third car during the winter. The only hassle is jacking the car up to get the dollys under the wheels. There are nice new dolly's that have a built in lift but they cost big $$$.

 

[PAToyota]

Dollies are the way to go, but those HF ones are more frustration than anything. There is a thread on here comparing the different brands available.

 

[rickairmedic]

I actually have 2 of the wheel dollies from F and 2 small furiture dollies odly enough the furniture dollies roll much easier and were cheaper than the car dollies .


Rick

 

[tatra]

i have often wondered about using angle iron inverted and coupled together to make a track system and then use steel wheels with grooves in the center. mounted on tire plates..........this would allow you to be able to shim the track for level and the angle's can be disassembled and put away so as not to eat up floor space..........also because of thfact that casters are not used you won't have the swivelling action to deal with.........you could probably design it to allow you to drive your vehicle right up ont the dolleys so as to eliminate the need fpr jacking..............just a thought

 

[timgr]

i have often wondered about using angle iron inverted and coupled together to make a track system and then use steel wheels with grooves in the center. mounted on tire plates..........this would allow you to be able to shim the track for level and the angle's can be disassembled and put away so as not to eat up floor space..........also because of thfact that casters are not used you won't have the swivelling action to deal with.........you could probably design it to allow you to drive your vehicle right up ont the dolleys so as to eliminate the need fpr jacking..............just a thought

Yeah, that's what I thought of too - make a platform on fixed casters that you can drive onto. Then push the whole platform out of the way to park the second car. This would be horizontal stacking, instead of the vertical stacking you normally see using lifts.

 

[Matti]

I'm thinking that the rougher the floor the bigger the wheel. These skates make a lot of sense when you have to jockey cars around a lot. Personally I planned for a lift in the garage as it's cheaper to build up versus out.

 

[chrenan]

Wheel dollies work great, got these from Princess Auto (Canada).

 

[mikeyr]

Sorry 246gts but a 246GTS should NEVER be put sideways into a garage, it should be kept ready to drive at all times, nothing looks better on the road and only one thing sounds better than that 2.4 Litre V6 driven by 3-2barrel webers and that is the 206

Now if you are talking about putting some other car sideways besides the Dino so you can keep it ready to drive then yes, dollies work great. The HF ones do the job nicely or the ones you drive onto and flip the lever so that you don't have to jack up the car first.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Go-Jaks, none better. Not sure about the brick floor part however.

Charles

 

[Jay H 237]

Go-Jaks, none better. Not sure about the brick floor part however.

Charles

+1

I have the GoJak 6200's and they roll VERY easily, and have large castors. The best part is you don't need a jack as they can raise and lower the car by themselves.

I got mine from thetoolwarehouse as they had the best prices when you factor in shipping of any place when I bought them 2 years ago.

 

[246gts]

Sorry 246gts but a 246GTS should NEVER be put sideways into a garage, it should be kept ready to drive at all times, nothing looks better on the road and only one thing sounds better than that 2.4 Litre V6 driven by 3-2barrel webers and that is the 206

Now if you are talking about putting some other car sideways besides the Dino so you can keep it ready to drive then yes, dollies work great. The HF ones do the job nicely or the ones you drive onto and flip the lever so that you don't have to jack up the car first.

Hi Mike
Long time since we chatted. You're right its for a few others that have been hanging around my shop. Mind you I think the dino will not see much action with our UK winters, (and summers these days!!!!!) Take a look at the frogeye on "busy weekend" thread in tools section
Hope you are well
Dave

 

[WH0DAMAN]

Go-Jaks, none better. Not sure about the brick floor part however.

Charles

+2

We move cars all over the shop with those things. They work great.

 

[Vicegrip]

+3 not cheap but a one time expense that will pay back every time you need them.

 

[Junkman]

Depends on the weight of the vehicle that you want to move. I prefer to back into the building, since with the rear entering first, I can maneuver the car where I want it easier that way. If you have a light weight car, then the Harbor Freight units are OK. If it is a heavy car, then they will just bend. I have a set of 4 HF units that I use under the Corvair, and that is about all the weight that they can handle.

 

[Doc986]

Does anyone have any experience with the Griots garage units? They're having a 15% off sale, and coupled with their customer service/lifetime guarantee, are very tempting.

I realize the Gojaks are a better unit, but at a commensurately higher cost. Are they really worth it?

 

[WH0DAMAN]

Does anyone have any experience with the Griots garage units? They're having a 15% off sale, and coupled with their customer service/lifetime guarantee, are very tempting.

I realize the Gojaks are a better unit, but at a commensurately higher cost. Are they really worth it?

We use them professionally so they are really worth it to us. As far as them being worth it to you...I dont know. How often will you use them? All I know is they work and we do not have any problems with them.

 

[Daveys Ebarn]

I see snow in the picture, To think outside of the box for a moment.... perhaps if you create a sheet of ice on the ground in the area you need to move it in, I think you know where this is going. No dollies to buy that way (until summer anyways) and your tools put themselves away, except for the garden hose.

"we've done so much with so little for so long, we're now qualified to do anything with nothing"

 

[Mickey O]

Doing it right now, floor jack and wheel dollies, stay away from the junk at Harbor Freight, even the imported OTC ones aren't that great, Gojacks are the best, and lots of muscle. The more guys you got the easier.

 

[Rag Roc]

Go-Jaks, none better. Not sure about the brick floor part however.

Charles

Another one for Gojaks. I've tried some of the tray type ones. The casters never want to swivel (plenty of lube) and can result in a knee dent on the car muscling it around. Also with the cheaper ones, the car goes where IT wants. I can rotate a car 360* and put it exactly where I want it, by myself with the Gojaks.

 

[c39er]

Old thread.... deleted my comment

 

[ford fanatic]

I hope after almost 8 years he has this figured out lol.

 

[kbs2244]

Do they have HFs in the UK?