Dear Alan,
I certainly could not hate you for bringing up a good point, as I agree a
lot of effort to move the car around is a bit counterproductive. To my
surprise, the swivel portion of the wheels have ball bearings and the wheels
have roller element bearings on the wheel axel. As I said previously, it
was easy to move around with very little effort. I am not a big guy and
certainly not as strong as an ox.
Mark
From: Alan Seigrist [mailto:healey.nut@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 9:28 PM
To: Mark Goodman
Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Car Dolleys
Mark -
Ok, don't hate me here. There have been complaints about the HF dollies.
For the dollies to work well, you need roller bearing casters, and I believe
these casters don't have roller bearings in them. I suppose you could
purchase some proper casters, but be forewarned that it may require alot of
effort to move your car around with these.
Alan
On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Mark Goodman <mkgoodman@att.net> wrote:
I finally broke down and ordered 4 of the Harbor Freight Mechanical Car
Dolleys -
http://www.harborfreight.com/1250-lb-capacity-mechanical-wheel-dolly-67287.h
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to move my BJ8 around in my garage and give me more room. I have had them
for a few months, but never seemed to put them together, as I wanted to have
the BJ8 ready to take out for a few rides when the sun was out before it
became too cold in New York to take it out. Today I finally put them
together and was quite surprised on how well they performed. It was very
easy to push the BJ8 around in the garage and easy to change the direction.
I purchased them on sale for $59.00 each and the shipping was free.
I have no financial interest in Harbor Freight, but found the price very
reasonable and recommend them for anyone who wants to move their car around
in the garage without actually driving it.
Mark
66BJ8 35503
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