Does anyone use a car dolly in their garage?

[plain fan]

I tried searching but the results didn't help so I'm posting the question.

Does anyone use a car dolly in their garage to move vehicles around? I'm thinking of putting my 2001 911 Turbo on 4 so that I can push it around during the winters here in CO.

Any recommendations or horror stories?

Thank you,
Grady

[stevej37]

Not dollies, but my four post lift does the same.
Put a car on it and raise it to knee high...set the caster dollies on each leg and lower the car.
When the car goes down, the entire lift goes up and everything rides on the dollies.

I can push my 911 around the garage on the lift with one hand. A couple times, I've used it to temporarily store it sideways for more room at the entryway.

[KFC911]

Well hello dollie

Mo' info on the lift ... or dollies ... for a 911... mobile & outta the way sounds nice...

4 Dollys would cost more

[Scott Douglas]

My brother uses car jackers to get all his cars in place in his shop. I've helped him when first moving into the shop. I think his 'vette chassis that he's restoring is permanently on them, but could be wrong.
He has a four post lift that works like described above. I've helped him move that, empty, on a sloped driveway, not fun as it is heavy. Can't imagine moving it with a car on it unless it's absolutely flat.

[Scott Douglas]

Here's a shot of the car jackers as they arrived at their new home when he moved.

[stevej37]

This shows doing it with no car on it. It moves just as easily with a car on it. Done it at least a dozen different times. (by myself)
My garage floor is flat and very smooth.




Mine is a Greg smith lift and I think it was $1,800 which included the casters.
The one in the video is an air lift....mine is hydraulic with a small reservoir on one of the legs.


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[ted]

Had some made gets the car 18 inches off the ground.
Between Races prefer not to have suspension compressed.
Helps to use my scissor lift to get the car on the dolly.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by plain fan

I tried searching but the results didn't help so I'm posting the question.

Does anyone use a car dolly in their garage to move vehicles around? I'm thinking of putting my 2001 911 Turbo on 4 so that I can push it around during the winters here in CO.

Any recommendations or horror stories?

Thank you,
Grady

I used to do that when I stored my 911. I'd put it on dollies and push it around if I needed it out of the way.

These are the ones I used
https://www.harborfreight.com/material-handling/hand-trucks-carts-dollies/2-piece-1500-lb-capacity-vehicle-dollies-67338.html

[KNS]

I use the kind that Scott Douglas posted. I bought two from Eastwood and two from Harbor Freight. They work great for moving my '84 911 around the garage. I actually think for the price the Harbor Freight ones are little better and they're cheap enough that if one breaks it's easily replaceable (cheap and local to buy).

Depending on the brand you get keep an eye on the rear sway bar drop link on '64-'89 911s. You need to position the dolly so it doesn't interfere with them.

[KFC911]

On my '88, I'd like to keep the tires elevated and removable while on dollies (or a lift)... any suggestions? It's lowered, but I can jack her in place for the dollies... cradled securely .... yeah ... that too!

Thanks!

[Jeff Alton]

We use the wheel jack ones for dead cars and have some custom Porsche full body dollies we made here in house...

[plain fan]

Thank you everyone, that's the information I was seeking. Does anyone use the pinch versions that lift the tire off the ground?

[Brian 162]

I use them when I put the car away for the winter. They’re perfect for what I need to jam the car against the wall. I spray the wheels of the dollies with some spray lube to make the car roll easier.

[plain fan]

That's exactly what I was thinking of doing as well Brian.

[juanbenae]

I used to dock my racecar on a set of the harbor freight to move around in my 2 car garage. It would always take two people to shift it around effectively. You need to overcome the binding of the casters, the steel ones I had on my set would even on smooth concrete bind doing it solo. Two people no problem, but doing it myself I would turn the caster with a pipe wrench when it jammed.

I could not imagine sticky rubber casters.....

[sc_rufctr]

The individual wheels dollies are good but the garage floor needs to be very smooth.

For restoration I'd go this way (they're easy to DIY).

[Bob Kontak]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

The individual wheels dollies are good but the garage floor needs to be very smooth.

Two guys or one strong one can push the one dolly per wheel set up around on less that favorable surfaces. It's not optimal but it's doable.

My garage at home is a hybrid. Cement and dirt, but the car can be moved on the four harbor freight dollies.

At the shop I think the landlord polished the concrete. The rig in your pic would be perfect. I bet I could make that for under $200 (assuming Cab did the work).

[cabmandone]

I'm not a big guy but I never had any problems moving my 911 around my shop by myself. First thing I'd do is make sure there are no small stones on the floor. I'd break out the leaf blower, clean the floor, then move the car.

[Deschodt]

Did for a while... It's not trivial work to put them on and move the car safely around, I did it to temporarily squeeze 3 cars in a 2 car garage. Turns out that was not my best idea, while it fit technically, it made working there totally impossible without a lot of hassle. Then one started leaking fluid (they were the self jacking kind) and they also took a %$ ton of room in an already small garage so in the end I got rid of the extra car, and gave them to my neighbor. I think they are good if you have space to move stuff around - but not so good to cram 10lbs of crap in a 5 lbs bag..

We reused them recently with the neighbor, to move a car that someone unknown left in our Cul-de-sac for a week and which blocked the trash truck from picking up our garbage. We moved that car to another street, and parked it backwards LOL... That guy probably still wonders WTH..

[cockerpunk]

i have a set of four i sometimes use, but its rare and its never quite as convenient as you think its going to be.

kinda like the quick jack. its just never as easy as you think it will be to use.