Buy 6 of them. Take the 8 wheels off the extra 2 dollies and then put 2 on each of 4 dollies to add support to the center. That should help spread the load for moving around and support the weak/stress points.
Thank you so much for the great idea. We bought 4 this evening and were able to move a small 2 seater out of the way of another car. Thanks for the tip.
Great video !! The whole time I’m yelling at the dog “SAVE YOURSELF”. Lol. Awesome video. Harbor Freight should give you your money back, you just helped them sell a million more of those things.
I can't disagree that these dollies are a bargain for what you need, but from a safety point, they are just not suitable. There is just too much lateral stress on the wood as you push the vehicle and the screws or nails that hold it together will not give you the margin of safety that you need to hold up 3000lbs or more. Better still to get the ones, even the cheap ones, from HF made of steel. And I agree, it is not easy to push and move these vehicles by yourself, given the wheels that come with these dollies. The casters do not easily follow the direction that they need to point to for one to easily maneuver around the garage.
Modern cars tend to be heavier compared to their counterparts from history. My 2015 2 door manual Honda Civic is 3000lbs. A first gen Fbody shouldn't be much more than that as they are lightest of the Fbodys.
If you don't need to move the car around much, you can just buy 2 of the dollies and move the rear end first. I leave the jack in the middle lifting some of the weight off the dollies. The jack can roll and the dollies will roll better if less weight on them. Get a good ratchet strap and you can attach to your workbench or wall and the car to move the rear end. Then put the dollies on the front tires and leave the jack in the middle and ratchet the front where you want it.
I have these and use them for moving transmissions, and small block engines. They have a duty rating of 500 pounds. I'm all for saving money, but this is a dangerous move. And yes, I've done plenty of sketchy things. You can get the steel ones at northern tool for $49 a pair on sale and with to the $20 off a $100 purchase makes is roughly $80 for a set of 4. Love the Pontiac BTW 😀
The 18x12 in have a work frame load rating of 1000 pounds, the casters are 500 pounds per wheel. same work load rating as the metal haul masters. I would run a furring strip along the ends though to keep the tire centered. I think he's fine, I wouldn't get under it though, and think the haul masters would be better.
Love this video!! You are amazing!!! Love the Pontiac firebird!! BTW do you have video on that Porsche??? Good Luck with all your work!!! You have a subscriber!!!
Hello great video man . Really needed to find this gem with what little cash im working with this seems like a good possibility. i have a quick question though. My bmw 335i was recently victim to the cold streets of SanJose CA. and was left on bricks all four rims with tires gone.. don't know how they did it so quickly and for me to wake up to that when I'm beraly getting by it was a blow to the stomach but yeah my question is you thing this would work for me My car weights 3,946 lbs ?
They worked good tip! Loving the Pontiac rally wheels, does the trunk deck have two holes drilled in it on the right hand corner? They look like the holes for a “400” badge.
Don't think it's worth it. The furniture dollies are $48-$60 set 4. 1000lbs cap. each, wood Basic metal car wheel dollies $100- $130 set 4. 1500lbs cap. Each, metal with a locking wheel
