In a message dated 10/14/99 11:48:09 AM, Cullen.Bennett@motorola.com writes:
<< y advice would be to keep them on the outside. Especially if the caster
wheels are the least bit soft. I got the hardest wheels that I could find at
the time and they still tried to flatten and "dig-in" when rolled with the
entire weight on them. I'm guessing that a full engine and tranny weigh
somewhere just short of 700 lbs (anyone out there know for sure?). If that
starts to tip over, for any reason, it's hard to stop it. >>
I agree with Cullen. The one I made works fine except for the darn wheels
wearing out. We used it to pull motors about 4 times. Steel caster wheels
would be better. Industrila supplies are cheap in Houston. I guess that's
the price you pay for living in a year round paradise.
Rob Kempinski
Original dolly man :^)
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