Vehicle dollies

[CHILI]

Anybody have any experience with wheel dollies? Is it easy to move the car around in your garage?

I bought a project 911 with no motor or trans, so it will be light, but I've never used any so I don't know if they are worth it. Cheapest I can find is on E-bay for around $100. Not that I'm cheap, but I don't want to buy them if they suck and you need 18 guys to push the car around.

[Flipseat]

I bought a pair of dollies last fall from Fleet Farm for $45. (www.fleetfarm.com) Everywhere I looked was similar in price, some places were $55/pair. They're well built and wide enough + some for my 245 rear tires. I have a 16'X22' additional garage that I store 3 cars in. The 911 gets stored up against the back wall and I needed a pair of dollies for the rear wheels to get it there. It has a concrete floor. It took a little bit of muscle to get it into place, but nothing one person can't handle. I think that they're great for moving cars into tight spots or for non running projects, but if you don't have a smooth and hard surface - forget about it.

They're heavy, so watch it on shipping.

[Huh]

I bought a set of 4 dollies from Menard's for $40. I move my '67 Bug around. I also used it to move my Scirocco around. Well worth the money. If you have any leg strength you can move your cars around. Of course once you get it moving it is pretty easy but my cars a about 400lbs lighter. I don't think I would have problems moving my Porsche around either. I am only 5'6" and 155lbs.

[Tim Hancock]

I use them for moving cars and airplanes around in my hangar, I paid $39.00 per pair.

I also use mine for doing alignments on my cars. I raise the car on my lift then place 4 dollies with 8" platforms on top of them under the wheels. I then lower car onto them which allows me enough room to work on a creeper making alignment changes. The dolly wheels keep the suspension relaxed kind of like greased plates at the alignment shop.

[Zeke]

Tim, very clever. I looked at a 356 a while back with no motor or interior. Yet the car took two people to comfortably move it. There cant be any significant cracks or expansion joints in the concrete or it will stop.

[Jayt]

I have a set of four with steel wheels that I bought from Tractor Supply a couple of years ago. If you want to make the most of your garage/work area...these are the cheapest way to get it done.

I would guess a car without an engine would be easier to move. Because of the weight distribution, the 911 is easier to push in the front than in the rear. Although I can move the car myself, it is much easier having two people than just one.

Also...if you have anything other than a clean and smooth floor surface, it will be a real challange. The steel wheels will catch on evey imperfection.

[Zeke]

I am part of the BTDT club. No more trailers for me. I still have a truck and I can rent one if I need to. I found a trailer manufacturer that rents his stuff for a bout 2/3 what U-haul gets and they are lighter. I now drive on my race rubber over a 100 miles to the track. But, I am working on a roof rack.

[RLJ]

I bought four from Harbor Freight and I can't move the car by myself. They are not ball bearing type castors, the floor is super flat, I am going to take them apart and put some EP grease on the shafts and if that does not work take them back for a refund and then buy sixteen good casters with ball bearings and built my own from plywood and some 2x4's. Maybe for less money than the heavy steel ones. Only moving 2350#

Randy Jones
1971 911 "Iris"

[vanwyk4257]

Ditto what Randy said. I have the Harbor Freight dollys. They don't roll very easily with my 912 on them. I can move the car, but it takes some effort and I'm 6'4" and weigh over 225lbs. I actually tied a rope to the dollys on the one side of the car which makes moving the car into the middle of the garage quite easy, it's pushing it back to the side that's a pain. My floor is graded slightly for a floor drain in the garage as well.

[bbaer6676]

i have my 70 911 on dollys right now and it is a snap to push around the garage by myself, well worth investing in.

[David E. Clark]

I've got four of these "Go Jacks." With a built in jack, they are very easy to put under and lift the car and moving the car around is a breeze. You can literally spin the car in circles. Highly recommended!