JoHawk Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 If there a thread for this topic? What do you use to transport product from your auto to your machines? Looking for suggestions. Ideal cart/dolly would be collapsible (foldup), light weight and sturdy. Even better if it could hold (or lift) product to waist height to reduce bending when loading/unloading. Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Nothing will lift the product to your waist height. The light weight Gemini dollys are the best to use. They are convertible from stand up dolly to a platform dolly but they won't fold up to fit in a car. They are for real vendors that are professional and don't work out of cars. Nothing that folds up will carry any real weight so you're stuck in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 About 8 years ago, i purchased a small dolly from harbor freight (i think). It is rated for about 200 lbs and weighs maybe 10 pounds. It's not capable of carrying much but it got me through the smaller accounts until i could move up to a larger vehicle and a larger dolly. I have used a convertible dolly from Sam's ($100) for the past 6 years. It's a little heavy but it gets the job done. The little one easily fit in my car though. It's still in the back lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoHawk Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/21/2018 at 12:27 PM, AZVendor said: Nothing will lift the product to your waist height. The light weight Gemini dollys are the best to use. They are convertible from stand up dolly to a platform dolly but they won't fold up to fit in a car. They are for real vendors that are professional and don't work out of cars. Nothing that folds up will carry any real weight so you're stuck in between. Thanks for your comments. I'm starting small, as I assume most did in the early days of their business. Hopefully I can provide good customer service and grow into a real vendor someday. Until then, I still have to work within the limitations of the vehicles and equipment I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoHawk Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 On 7/21/2018 at 9:02 PM, AngryChris said: About 8 years ago, i purchased a small dolly from harbor freight (i think). It is rated for about 200 lbs and weighs maybe 10 pounds. It's not capable of carrying much but it got me through the smaller accounts until i could move up to a larger vehicle and a larger dolly. I have used a convertible dolly from Sam's ($100) for the past 6 years. It's a little heavy but it gets the job done. The little one easily fit in my car though. It's still in the back lol. Thank you. I appreciate your input. I'm starting small but hope to grow the business. Your advice is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAW Vending Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I use a dollie sold by Magliner that comes in 2 parts, the main platform truck and an extension. The main dollie section is also foldable and has a foot activated brake on one of the pivoting wheels. The extension is super easy and quick to attach to the dollie and just as fast to remove. With the extension attached, the dollie has 6 wheels and maneuvers just like the blue flatbed carts at Sam's and can hold almost as much product as the Sam's flatbed. I use the extension when I have a huge load or I'll use just the dollie section on smaller loads. It's well hidden in Magliner's website, but it's there. I think I searched their site for "6 wheel platform cart."..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAW Vending Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 It's still hard to find on Magliner's website. Search "convertible hand truck" on their site and a picture of it will come up and is listed as "6 wheel folding platform truck." These dollies are awesome! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoHawk Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share Posted July 28, 2018 On 7/23/2018 at 11:02 PM, MAW Vending said: It's still hard to find on Magliner's website. Search "convertible hand truck" on their site and a picture of it will come up and is listed as "6 wheel folding platform truck." These dollies are awesome! Good luck! Thanks for the tip. I'm not sure I found the cart you described, but there are several good options on Magliner. The 6 wheel hand truck you described is a bit elusive; not sure why. Do you know the approximate weight of the 6 wheel cart you suggested? Anyway, I appreciate your advice and will continue looking for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAW Vending Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Cool! It's on there, they make it tough to find! I searched their site for folding platform cart. I screen shotted the info below off of their site :):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.