I also have 2 sets of these same dollies. FYI I haven't used them for my
cars yet but they work well to support and move rear axles around which can
be a genuine pain in the arce. One dolly per axle under the PIG area does
the job. So if all else fails there are other uses.
Also a friend has a different brand but only moves the cars side to side
rather than forward and backward. That way he is not trying to move the
whole mass of the car at one time but only one end at a time which takes
less work.
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: <dicksonr@uwm.edu>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 11:02 AM
Subject: Anybody use car dollies?
> Healey Listers,
> I have to move my cars around my garage in the anticipation of getting a
> friend's Healey in to do bodywork on it.
> Does anybody out there use car dollies in their garage to move Healeys or
> like
> sized car around? I just bought four car dollies from Harbor Freight.
> Each
> dolly has four cast iron wheels. Last night I placed my Cobra (same
> wieght as
> my Healey) on all four and could not budge the car. I then placed the
> front
> wheels on the ground and left the dollies under the rear. The car could
> then
> be pushed but just barely.
> I was under the (false) impression that cars could be easily pushed around
> the
> garage floor with these dollies. I was careful and made sure that all
> wheels
> were in the same direction too. I was leaning on the car super hard and
> it
> took about 15 minutes to move it just 20 feet! Also, I may be fat, but I
> think
> that I'm strong enough to move a car as I used to squat over 400 pounds.
> Well,
> I wasn't expecting the old dry-ice puck from high school physics class but
> I was
> expecting it to move much more easily than it did. Obviously there is a
> lot
> more friction than with just the tires on the ground.
>
> Therefore, my questions are:
> 1.)Do I have some cheapo dollies and others work better?
> 2.) Should I disassemble the wheels and grease them to reduce friction?
> 3.) Should I just flood the floor with water and leave the garage door
> open this
> winter so that I could easily slide the cars around on ice?
>
> Randy Dickson
> Healey Archaeologist
> 63 BJ7
> 66 Cobra replica
> 02 Mini Cooper
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