Plywood Mover With Rough floor/Terrain

[Greatwhitewing]

Getting tough to haul 3/4 plywood. I am a shade tree woodworker so going over bumps and grass are typical for my 60+ year old body.
Any suggestions for a device (hopefully non-powered) to help me move and stage sheet goods?
I can still pick it up but it's taxing to walk 30 feet and while being physically possible it's quite draining for this bio hauler.
No overhead structure for a jib crane. Something with larger wheeled with ability to go from horizontal to vertical would be ideal if it exists.

I hope I am not asking for something that doesn't exist.

 

[mike93lx]

Can you break it down before moving it around? A cheap track saw and a sheet of insulation works great for this.

Otherwise, maybe a yard cart/wagon with a long handle?

Since this is GJ, I strongly recommend either a telehandler or a tractor with pallet forks

 

[Greatwhitewing]

Can you break it down before moving it around? A cheap track saw and a sheet of insulation works great for this.

Otherwise, maybe a yard cart/wagon with a long handle?

Since this is GJ, I strongly recommend either a telehandler or a tractor with pallet forks

Don't always know what I will need when I bring it home and still in the truck bed. Last few sheets I got the price was back down to just being outrageous and not ******** insane so I bought a few in anticipation
A tractor would be great but hard to justify the cost just for this task.

 

[marak]

vszf

 

[RTM]

I would think something like this, but with larger pneumatic tires would be key for getting it to the shop.

There is this design as well, but again, build it with larger off road tires

Pivoting Plywood Cart - FineWoodworking

This panel cart acts like a shop assistant, ending the solo woodworker's struggle with wrestling sheet goods around the shop. Simply load 4x8 sheets on the panel carrier side and rough lumber on the other.

www.finewoodworking.com

There was a plan for a plywood tilter for a table saw, but I can't find it right now. It was on a bigger cabinetmakers saw, not a portable or contractors, so the mass was in their favor.

 

[Greatwhitewing]

I would think something like this, but with larger pneumatic tires would be key for getting it to the shop.

There is this design as well, but again, build it with larger off road tires

Pivoting Plywood Cart - FineWoodworking

This panel cart acts like a shop assistant, ending the solo woodworker's struggle with wrestling sheet goods around the shop. Simply load 4x8 sheets on the panel carrier side and rough lumber on the other.

www.finewoodworking.com

There was a plan for a plywood tilter for a table saw, but I can't find it right now. It was on a bigger cabinetmakers saw, not a portable or contractors, so the mass was in their favor.

Interesting idea as I am typing this after dropping plywood on my finger and making a ****** mess

 

[yatg]

Steal one of the carts from HD or Lowes and put some fat tires on it.

 

[Greatwhitewing]

Steal one of the carts from HD or Lowes and put some fat tires on it.

Not a bad idea since they stole so much from me.. JK...

 

[KnurledNut]

I have no experience with this, but it looks helpful.
https://boratool.com/bora-pm-1850-panel-carrier

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BORA PM-1850 Panel Carrier​

Large sheets and panels of wood are hard to grab and even harder to move across your workshop. Save time and effort (and your arms and back) with the PM-1850 Panel Carrier, perfectly designed to do the heavy lifting for you.

• Helps you easily move large sheets and panels — even full 4x8 sheets
• Functions as a panel dolly and table saw feed stand
• 350-lb. (159 kg) weight capacity
• 1 5/8 inch (4 cm) bottom lip on support arm can support 2-3 sheets of plywood at once
• 7” smooth-gliding wheels ensure easy transport
• Adjusts from 28” to 38” (71 cm to 97 cm) high to accommodate any table saw
• Support arm rotates to 90 degrees and locks in place to feed material directly into your saw
• Support leg adjusts to standing position to turn panel carrier into table saw feed stand
• 2016 ProTool Review Innovation Awards Winner

$155.00

 

[tarbellb]

This ∆∆∆

 

[RTM]

^^^^
That'll be nice to get some feedback on, only the tires scare me for grass. They would probably be fine on my textured driveway.

 

[mike93lx]

I don't think I would want to try and roll that around a yard. Feels like a back strain waiting to happen from it tipping over.

If you installed larger tires, maybe, but then the table won't be level when the leg is unfolded unless you add a block under that too

 

[Greatwhitewing]

I have no experience with this, but it looks helpful.
https://boratool.com/bora-pm-1850-panel-carrier

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BORA PM-1850 Panel Carrier​

Large sheets and panels of wood are hard to grab and even harder to move across your workshop. Save time and effort (and your arms and back) with the PM-1850 Panel Carrier, perfectly designed to do the heavy lifting for you.

• Helps you easily move large sheets and panels — even full 4x8 sheets
• Functions as a panel dolly and table saw feed stand
• 350-lb. (159 kg) weight capacity
• 1 5/8 inch (4 cm) bottom lip on support arm can support 2-3 sheets of plywood at once
• 7” smooth-gliding wheels ensure easy transport
• Adjusts from 28” to 38” (71 cm to 97 cm) high to accommodate any table saw
• Support arm rotates to 90 degrees and locks in place to feed material directly into your saw
• Support leg adjusts to standing position to turn panel carrier into table saw feed stand
• 2016 ProTool Review Innovation Awards Winner

$155.00

Hmmm, very interesting indeed
Thank you

 

[KnurledNut]

@RTM @mike93lx
Could always replace the existing wheels with similar sized pneumatic tires.
Probably wouldnt be much trouble to add some training wheels as needed too.

 

[humber2]

A simple way may be G-clamping on a pair of skate boards.

 

[LeeG]

Something like this. Shouldn't be too hard to make.

 

[Al Borland]

Drywall/panel cart?
Why re-invent the wheel?

 

[mike93lx]

Drywall/panel cart?
Why re-invent the wheel?

All of those carts that are designed for rough surfaces?

 

[RTM]

Most of the ones at HD barely roll around the store and parking lot

 

[The Cobbler]

something like this , but probably larger diam. wheels https://www.ebay.com/itm/122633276808?hash=item1c8d834d88:g:754AAOSwfDhZhj3t

I have a dolley similar to this we used for moving solid core doors and stuff in apartment buildings that worked ok, but that was on flat smooth surfaces https://www.ebay.com/itm/165154255880?hash=item2673f5f408:g:rJAAAOSwCJNhgQN6&amdata=enc:AQAHAAAA4NAuBeuiVqcBqaFhVSKjiwY5jciop7RyFpBiCR3HlxjWV8k9rQwLm0+9szHMxPz3P0xsUrYv4Or89KpvrCZQP/GGX8d5ACaZLQwqucAtWDyd8AwjmyKgQx7kh8cztOD8vJFnDCEk/+bWwY0/MIt4W514it6IbDirwKFCD/EGRT24W8iIQgvoQpaNHXdAKBLLeQno426T04QSCcxEWAH0xZ2SRQ58nivJYlwcrKfbfM6Jh3SjwUY9jO/WEox3jxQpWP8KBxXkp/5bgR+lGnqMUrlR5RR90p7pvexvgtNWeWvB|tkp:BFBM9s3O-a1g

 

[Copymutt]

W/O buying a purpose built dolly, You could just center on a stout 2 wheeler hand truck and walk em backwards. Done that, not hard, easier than those extended handle carriers.

 

[Al Borland]

All of those carts that are designed for rough surfaces?

Not all, as someone pointed out, the customer-use ones at Home Despot can barely roll in the store. Decent A-frame panel carts will handle walkable terrain (not stairs, lunar landscapes, etc...). We use then at work, and have only destroyed a few.

 

[mike93lx]

Not all, as someone pointed out, the customer-use ones at Home Despot can barely roll in the store. Decent A-frame panel carts will handle walkable terrain (not stairs, lunar landscapes, etc...). We use then at work, and have only destroyed a few.

I know. My point is that they don't seem to exist.

 

[robert6715]

Pneumatic tired hand truck.

 

[mike93lx]

Pneumatic tired hand truck.

Hand trucks don't lift the panel much, so any side to side tipping will result in the panel hitting the ground.

 

[Ton ton]

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[CTyankee]

Something like this. Shouldn't be too hard to make.

Agree. Make a way to clamp the sheet to it and mount it to one end lifting and pushing/pulling from the other.

 

[alinc100]

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