Moving dollies

[gnxtc2]

Who makes a good moving dolly? I bought one from Home Depot and the casters aren't the greatest. Could I replace the wheel w/o changing casters?

Thanks

Billy T.
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[jd_1138]

The flat dollies at HF are a good deal at $10 or whatever they go for. They can be used for a lot of things that a regular dolly can't be used for. So I'd recommend picking up at least one (or 2).

I'm not sure who makes a decent regular dolly. They are probably all made at the same factory unless you pay at least $100 or more.

 

[Danglerb]

HF has three or four dollies, reg and small wood, and I think reg and small in poly. They work fine for most stuff, and most surfaces, but sometimes its worth the time to make just what you need.

My junkyard friend has a very small dolly, size of a sheet of paper, made of metal with small high grade metal wheels. You might not believe the stuff he has used that dolly to haul away.

I've got two home made dollies, one is an all metal engine cradle made to bolt up to the motor mount and bell housing of the engine in my avatar. It barely clears the floor and the idea is to roll a in progress motor project easily out of the way. Second one is slightly larger than the reg HF, made of two layers of 3/4 plywood, and large heavy duty casters. Total over kill the reg HF never has failed, but this one gets the big dirty/greasy jobs.

Not a dolly, but two items that work GREAT, Metro style wire shelves with good casters and a garden wagon with 8 to 10 inch inflated tires.

 

[jeeper46]

My extra Model A and Model T engines are all sitting on HF dollies in my garage-they are perfect for that, and they hold up well under the weight of all that cast iron,too.

 

[cheechi]

I have got by with a full basement having 4 of the $8 HF dollies. At this point I should have bought at least one of the bigger ones, and the flat plastic one does look like it would be very useful. But so far I still haven't.

I used to move truckloads of furniture in showrooms and the bigger size HF dolly is more or less the standard size there. thick carpet, or in my case the HF 'jigsaw puzzle' floor does hamper the wheels a bit especially changing directions but if you have a bad wheel I would just replace that caster assuming cleaning/lubricating hasn't fixed it. who knows what kind of grease, what kind of viscosity, and what quantity they put in there originally? Could be a 5 min fix.

 

[Aura]

Pro stuff: New Haven's Moving Equipment

 

[619DioFan]

If you want good 4 wheelers you should buy them from Newhaven ( Newhaven-usa.com ) these are the ones I use everyday in the moving and storage industry. they will run about 50.00 have a 1,000 lb capacity with 4 inch rubber wheels w/ precision bearings. roll with very little effort. you can sometimes find them( Newhaven brand ) on craigs list. if you have a tractor supply near you they have a pretty decent 4 wheeler for 43.00. all my 2 wheelers are magliner brand. expensive but worth it.

 

[619DioFan]

Pro stuff: New Haven's Moving Equipment

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[Slednut]

I grabbed the one on the left from work to move my mom. It's really nice, good dollies, strong and light weight. Problem is I don't know who makes it. I used it so much around the shop I purchased some good dollies and made the one on the right.