Date:         Sun, 17 May 2020 14:31:11 -0400
Reply-To:     Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: vanagon on wheel trolleys
Comments: To: Stephen Engel <sengel543@yahoo.com>
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well I used them once and moved the van around. Seems to be doing ok
although I should have measured the size of the garage rather than
eyeballing. It's smaller than I thought. I thought I could rotate 360 but
that won't happen. After moving I took the van off the dollies again as I
don't want to hurt the tires. So not quite as I had imagined.  Once I start
the project for real (LOL) I might change over to some old wheels. As I
have now 14 alu wheels on ( with 195/14 Hankook) I have to find the studs
for the steelies again. Are the dollies worth it? Maybe. Stuart's
suggestion is certainly less expensive.
https://www.harborfreight.com/1500-lbs-capacity-vehicle-dollies-2-pc-60343.html

Karl.

On Sun, May 17, 2020 at 2:00 PM Stephen Engel <sengel543@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I’ve been thinking of doing something similar so I can free up the garage
> bay where the van usually parks while     I undertake some long term
> projects.
>
> I was wondering how the wheel dollies have been working? Would you
> recommend the ones you bought?
>
> Thanks, Steve
> 87 Syncro hardtop
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Sep 8, 2019, at 6:20 PM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > so I finally decided to work on the body of my 81 Vanagon Jenny Westy. It
> > will take months, years LOL. To move her around in the garage I got some
> > wheel trolleys (
> >
> https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=5200%20Lb.%20Max%20Vehicle%20Weight%20Ultra-Mobile%20Self-Loading%20Dolly
> ).
> > Is it ok to have the wheels on these trolleys for months (tires have ~
> 200
> > miles) or better on wooden board or concrete?
> >
> > Karl.
>
>