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CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: djfunkshun on December 06, 2009, 11:41:12 am ---I would suggest an appliance dolly over the hand truck. Works great since these things are basically the same size as a fridge.
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I would agree with this (hence my preference for my next purchase) ... I have used appliance dollies to load cabinets at auctions and they are WAY nicer to work with than hand carts.
Straps help also ... if I had a dollar for every time that a cab threatened to bounce off of a hand cart while going downstairs, particularly with inflated tires (they are a bad thing on stairs, but nice on grass or gravel) ... well, I could buy a case of beer or two.
katuuuz:
LOL. Forgot I posted this. ??? How stupid of me. Well I ended up going with a $60 300lb capacity hand truck with inflated wheels from Home Cheap-o and it works quite nicely. Got a Punch-Out!, Frogger, and Double Dragon in the house no problem. I'm lucky to go through the garage and have the game room downstairs, so there is no real obstacles involved. I will store this information in my brain in case I ever do need to take a cab or anything as big down a flight of stairs. Thanks guys, and sorry I fell asleep on this one.
versapak:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on December 06, 2009, 11:55:54 am ---
--- Quote from: djfunkshun on December 06, 2009, 11:41:12 am ---I would suggest an appliance dolly over the hand truck. Works great since these things are basically the same size as a fridge.
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I would agree with this (hence my preference for my next purchase) ... I have used appliance dollies to load cabinets at auctions and they are WAY nicer to work with than hand carts.
Straps help also ... if I had a dollar for every time that a cab threatened to bounce off of a hand cart while going downstairs, particularly with inflated tires (they are a bad thing on stairs, but nice on grass or gravel) ... well, I could buy a case of beer or two.
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Hand truck. Dolly.
They are words widely used to describe the exact same thing.
The key though is... You need one with straps, and with solid (non-inflatable) wheels.
RayB:
In other words, NOT the one pictured above.
THe style with a strap and stair runners is great. THey tend to be heavy in themselves (adding a good 40 lbs to your load) but lowering down stairs is a cinch, and the straps is 100% a must for safety.
CheffoJeffo:
The one pictured above is a dead ringer for the one that I have used (I had it prior to entering the hobby), up until its recent demise and is what I would avoid.
I dunno, I thought that the difference between an appliance dolly/truck was apparent (e.g. solid wheels and straps), but there's a pedant in every group.
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