"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 05:38:42 -0800 (PST), the infamous
scrawled the following:

I own a generic handtruck/dolly with 10 inch dia pneumatic wheels.
The primary use of the dolly is to move appliances (not enough use to
justify getting a real $$ appliance dolly). My dolly is 22 inch wide
(from outside edge of tire to tire) and I am concerned about stability
when moving things such as fridges tipping over. I have decided to
split the hand truck and widen it about 6 inches and at the same time
increase the depth of the base plate. Before I do this work, I
thought maybe I should buy a "Bigfoot" dolly with 13 in. dia wheels.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=37520
Does anyone have experience with this type of a dolly - Harbor Freight
frequently has these on sale for about $40. Will this dolly with the
larger dia wheels go up steps easier. I would still end up splitting
and widening the bigfoot dolly since it also is only 22 inches wide.

I own the 10-incher, too, and adore it. The one time I used the
larger one, it was even easier to work. You won't even know when you
ride up over a curb or small steps. g

The 13" wheels are on sale for $10 each now, and 13.5-inchers are $13.
search www.harborfreight.com for ' 13" tire '.

Go for it.

--
Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.
-- Earl Warren

i have the one with 10" wheels, and yes, they tend to go flat frequently.
however, they ride over the desert sand pretty well and goes over small
rocks without noticing them. don't know how they are for standard stairs,
but they do go up short curbs well.

i did bend the bottom of it moving a 300 lb boulder, so don't take their
load maximum very seriously.

regards,
charlie
cave creek, az