hydraulic wheel rollers/dollies

Not hydraulic, but there are car movers/casters from Harbor Freight. You'd have to jack-up the car yourself and put these casters underneath each tire. Works well as long as you have a hard surface (concrete) in your garage. I have Race Deck (plastic) tiles and they make it tougher to move the car.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=32052

 

I have considered the following GOJAK 5000 product. http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/gj5000.html

The price is a little better than Griots, yet there is free shipping.

 

I have a set of the cheap ones where the car is set down on the pads. I bought them from a guy that had an Amphicar collection right near you. Worthless, wont even handle the weight of a 308 and move easily. Its all in the caster wheels. I dont remember the brand but the ones that are pink and purple with an open side and the hydraulic pump work wonderful even for a full sized car. The other upside is they have a poly coated wheel that would be tile friendly for your application. I priced the replacement wheels to upgrade the units I have and the cost is the same as buying the good hydraulic go jack units. My concern would be the weight / square inch the tile would be subjected to but I guess that would be under 250# per wheel even with the plastic cars.

Before I would pay what they want for the hydraulic units I would seriously consider a non-anchored 4 post and stack vertically. Then again, there is some space behind the Panzer where one could wedge...... Hmmm, needing Go Jacks with the new garage implys there is a new addition in the works??

I am taking advantage of the weather we have had and suggested to Kris "wouldnt it be nice to have a big old timber framed barn where we could have radiant heat panels in the ceiling of the center isle and you could brush down the horses out of the cold wind?" The suggestion was made when our female Farrier was here and the wind was blowing cold out of the north. SCORED! Timing is everything. The right suggestion at the right time in the right company........


Dave

 

I have a set of the Griot's. I got them at their annual garage sale at their headquarters, so only paid ~180 for the set of 4.

They aren't hydraulic, but a lever/spring/pawl arrangement to hold the tire off the floor. They work quite well and one can easily move a car around on a level concrete floor.

BTW, these are made by GOJACK for Griot's.

 

I've got pretty much the exact same ones...work pretty well for the 308/Esprit.

Something with coated wheels would be better/safe if you have a finished floor.

The extra time/effort needed to to use a jack is minimal if you don't need to get the car on/off the dollies often.