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Date:         Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:29:36 -0500
Reply-To:     Ned Savoie <ned@HARBOURLIGHT.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ned Savoie <ned@HARBOURLIGHT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wheel dollies
Comments: To: Stephen Engel <sengel543@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To:  <A606F7D1-3D01-41AD-A995-AA53BD351721@yahoo.com>
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I did the "parallel park" thing a couple of times. Not worth it. Then I did way to much research and got a bad case of analysis paralysis. I was going to go with a Harbor Freight set of hydraulics, but I think they have sloppy quality control over there, and spotty reviews. I looked at the flat skates, but a lot of people said you have to manually position the metal wheels and they don't roll well. Found these http://www.usatoolwarehouse.com/usatoolwarehouse/OMG-47020.html? and there were a few things I liked about them. 4-inch urethane wheels roll better (most cheaper ones are 3-inch metal). You can use it on the wheel, but you can also use it on the frame (which will allow me to work on brakes and such). It has locking casters which are nice for keeping it secure. They stack which makes storage easier. Overall they look pretty rugged.

More money, but as we all know, you get what you pay for.

Hope this helps someone else.

Ned

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Ned Savoie Creative Director

Harbour Light Strategic Marketing Savvy Software, Inc. 621A Islington Street Portsmouth, NH 03801

[Telephone] 603.427.2821 [Facsimile] 603.427.0938 [Mobile] 603.828.2400

On Sun, Nov 12, 2017 at 3:39 PM, Stephen Engel <sengel543@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'd also be interested in this while my van is garaged and out of use. > > I suppose one could "parallel park" it over to the side, but I'm intrigued > by this idea. > > Let me know what you decide. > > Steve > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 10, 2017, at 10:49 PM, Ned Savoie <ned@HARBOURLIGHT.COM> wrote: > > > > Anyone use wheel dollies and have likes or dislikes? I'm looking at > > ordering a set so I can make better use of our garage space. I don't know > > enough about them to know what matters. Something like this: > > https://www.summitracing.com/parts/mrm-m998001/overview/ > > > > Ned > > > > -- > > > > Ned Savoie > > Creative Director > > > > Harbour Light Strategic Marketing > > Savvy Software, Inc. > > 621A Islington Street > > Portsmouth, NH 03801 > > > > [Telephone] 603.427.2821 > > [Facsimile] 603.427.0938 > > [Mobile] 603.828.2400 > >


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