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<DIV>Eric, never seen a set of dollies without casters and everyone I’ve seen
used, you had to jack the wheel up and slide the dolly under it...never seen any
drive on. there is one set that is more expensive that has built in
jacks </DIV>
<DIV><A
title=http://www.bendpak.com/shop-equipment/carts-and-dollies/rcd-1500.aspx
href="http://www.bendpak.com/shop-equipment/carts-and-dollies/rcd-1500.aspx">http://www.bendpak.com/shop-equipment/carts-and-dollies/rcd-1500.aspx</A>.
I would imagine with 4 wheels it’s more trouble to jack them up with one wheel
raising and one lowering... guess it would depend on how often you want to
do this... </DIV>
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<DIV>the asphalt is another matter also... depending on the weight of the
trailer, the dolly wheels would probably settle in. More things to do laying
down planks or plywood. I’d say 1/2-3/4” plywood would be easiest. Mine
are harbor freight... cheap... but the wheels suck... cast iron with no bearings
or bushings. I swapped them out for ball bearing wheels of hard plastic
and it make 200% difference.</DIV>
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<DIV>I’ve moved lots of trailers from 6’ to 40’ around the shop with a fork lift
and a ball on a piece of rectangular tubing that fits the forks... on a concrete
floor... once you get your steering thinking backwards it’s easy... but
it’s a big shop. At one time I could turn around a 40’ inside the shop in
a three point turn... too much crap in there now to do it... use the drive thru
doors !!!</DIV>
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<DIV>another idea... build a lean-too adjacent to shop to hold the trailer !!!
problem solved with more shop space.</DIV>
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<DIV>john</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=eric@megageek.com
href="mailto:eric@megageek.com">eric@megageek.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 20, 2016 4:17 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=Shop-talk@autox.team.net
href="mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net">Shop-talk@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Shop-talk] Trailer storage idea</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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size=2 face=sans-serif>I have an idea that I was wondering if anyone could let
me know their opinion. </FONT><BR><BR><FONT size=2 face=sans-serif>I have
a large dual axle car trailer. I store it in a building and I need a
fork-lift to maneuver it into it's storage space.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=2
face=sans-serif>I was wonder if I could use a set of car dollies (the ones that
go under the tires) to pull the trailer straight back onto them and the manually
push the trailer laterally into it's spot so I wouldn't need to use the
fork-lift.</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=2 face=sans-serif>Here are my
concerns...</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=2 face=sans-serif>1 Getting the trailer on
and off the dollies (do I need to jack it up or can I drive them on
them.)</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT size=2 face=sans-serif>2 What is a good set of
dollies? (I only need to move it laterally, so I don't need a set with
casters, just the ones with the rollers should be fine.)</FONT> <BR><BR><FONT
size=2 face=sans-serif>3 Finally, the building has an asphalt floor. I
would imagine that the rollers would sink into them. So I would need to
get them on a wood plank. What is the minimum thickest of plank to prevent
sinking, but easy enough to roll the trailer onto?</FONT> <BR><BR><BR><FONT
size=2 face=sans-serif>Thanks!</FONT> <BR><FONT size=2
face=sans-serif><BR><BR>Sent from my Commodore 64 on a 2400 Baud Modem.<BR>Eric
P<BR>"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph Waldo
Emerson </FONT>
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