Tire skates

[Mark Haymond]

I just resumed work on a 47 Plymouth project car that was sitting in my garage since 2001. To make life easier I invested in four high quality dollies so I could position the car depending on the task I was doing each day. These have roller bearings on the axles and move with minimum effort. It is a grunt to move the first few inches if the wheel casters are sitting cross ways, but once the casters are lined up the car moves with a light push. I can roll the car out where I work on it, then put it back in its corner of the garage when I'm done. This way the car does not hog up the garage for the duration of the project.

[randroid]

Mark,

That's a spiffy idea. I've watched mechanics use a floor jack to pivot an end of the car but those 'skates' would be much more versatile. Do you have the parking brake on so the car won't roll off of them or do the skates roll so easily you don't need to?

-Randy

[Mark Haymond]

The dollies are dish shaped so the tires sit down in them and will not roll off.

[RobertKB]

They are a great idea. Nice looking project you have on the go there. Any more pictures and what do you have left to do to it?

[Dodgeb4ya]

I use a set of these "Pink" - only color available-5000 lb. Gojaks. Sometimes they roll too easily though.

[P-12 Tommy]

You can buy a set of four of the dished ones for $100.00 at Harbor Freight. I don't know how good they are though.

Tom

[Mark Haymond]

Lotta engine conversion work to finish. Brake parts on rear axle, parking brake hook up, fabricate accelerator linkage, fabricate hoses for power steering unit, some oil pan changes, and more. It now has a stock 2 barrel 318 and automatic transmission, disk brakes up front, Dodge Dart 8 1/4 rear axle. The body will stay stock. I want it to feel like a survivor car with its old paint and interior yet be able to stay up with traffic. And my wife wants to be able to drive it.

[JerseyHarold]

You can buy a set of four of the dished ones for $100.00 at Harbor Freight. I don't know how good they are though.

Tom

My friend bought a set of Harbor Freight wheel dollies and they were of poor quality and did not roll easily. He returned them a few days later.

[Frank Elder]

You can buy a set of four of the dished ones for $100.00 at Harbor Freight. I don't know how good they are though.

Tom

Our cars weigh too much for them, tried em didn't like em.

[PatS....]

You can buy a set of four of the dished ones for $100.00 at Harbor Freight. I don't know how good they are though.

Tom

I bought 4 used ones of the Harbor Freight quality for $40. They didn't roll worth a darn and that's what I wanted them to do:(

I went to a local place called CasterLand, bought new, quality caster$$$ and now I can move it very easily.

Where they cut the corners is in the casters...very poor quality.

[P-12 Tommy]

Well...... I know where I won't buy them. Thanks for the info.

Tom

[BobT-47P15]

You just have to figure out how to improve their merchandise.

[LuckyDevil]

Well, the casters are definately neat, but the CAR looks awesome. Doesnt look like you will need those skates for very long.