Searching for car wheel dolly

[C.I.TR3]

I have reviewed the various threads but many seemed somewhat old. Any new recommendations on the a good set of wheel dollies? My primary concern is ease of movement for a 2500lb car. I am not worried about self loading like the gojacks but just want a solid platform that moves easily. Also, the car may sit on them for extended periods and I do worry about creating flat spots on the tires. Any designs out there that help alleviate this? I am willing to spend the money for a good set. Thanks.

 

[C.I.TR3]

Also, this may be a dumb idea, but does anyone make a scissor lift on casters that you can move a car around on? The same way a four post lift can be set on wheels and moved?

 

[LS6 Tommy]

Storage flat spotting is pretty much a thing of the past. Any decent modern tire should smooth back out as soon as it comes up to operating temp. Curved dollies do not eliminate flat spotting anyway. The majority of the load is still on the bottom of the tire contact patch. If you're REALLY worried about it, spend the $$ for hub dollies and store your tires laying flat.


Tommy

 

[kythri]

http://www.harborfreight.com/2-piece-1500-lb-capacity-vehicle-dollies-67338.html

$60/pair, claimed 1500lb per dolly, so 6000lb for all four.

I don't know about 6000lb, but they're holding 2500lb - 3100lb just fine on a 1971 Plymouth 340 Duster. It's been on the dollies for over a year (closer to 18 months) now, and I don't see any flat spots on the tires (though, not too overly concerned about these tires).

It gets rolled around/rotated about every 4-6 weeks, and the dollies are performing like a champ.

 

[littlebritishcar]

http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/gojak-heavy-duty-wheel-dolly-left-hand-g6313l-p-40062.aspx

 

[432bullet]

HF Dolly may be better now. But 5 yrs ago I tried a set on a 49 Chevy 1/2 ton pick up and they fell apart the first time I tried to move it. If I were buying some for myself I would look else where. I have bought a lot of things from HF and most have served there purpose just fine.

 

[59 wagon man]

HF Dolly may be better now. But 5 yrs ago I tried a set on a 49 Chevy 1/2 ton pick up and they fell apart the first time I tried to move it. If I were buying some for myself I would look else where. I have bought a lot of things from HF and most have served there purpose just fine.

I agree one of the casters snapped off sending the dolly into the freshly painted quarter panel

 

[Slednut]

I ordered 4 of these from Amazon that came from Red Hound Auto for $99. Moving a 3400 pound car from side to side is pretty easy. To move the car front to back required me to turn all 16 dolly wheels in the right direction. I found it easier to push the car sideways into position, and then remove the dollies to push it forward or backwards.

 

[Train]

What I learned with our first set. The bigger the wheels the better. Our first set had 2 inch steel wheels and they sucked. The second thing is the platform needs to be stout enough that the corners where the wheels mount don't flex.

 

[kwschumm]

Tires with nylon will flat spot but smooth out after warming up. Polyester and rayon won't.

 

[raffaelli]

http://www.harborfreight.com/2-piece-1500-lb-capacity-vehicle-dollies-67338.html

$60/pair, claimed 1500lb per dolly, so 6000lb for all four.

I don't know about 6000lb, but they're holding 2500lb - 3100lb just fine on a 1971 Plymouth 340 Duster. It's been on the dollies for over a year (closer to 18 months) now, and I don't see any flat spots on the tires (though, not too overly concerned about these tires).

It gets rolled around/rotated about every 4-6 weeks, and the dollies are performing like a champ.

I have these. I store my racecar on them. The car sits on old junk tires. These do the job, easy to roll. If I would make a change to them, I would replace the metal wheel caster with rubber or something less prone to making marks on the concrete floor.