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Moving furniture without a van. What are those trolley things called?
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I know this is an old post, probably now resolved, but hey ho, I'm bored....
a "Dolly" (Dollies) is effectively a skateboard. It is a flat platform on wheels that you put under things to move them. Obviously depending on size of dolly you may need to use more than one under an item. They should have clear weight limits if they are purpose designed and the material of which the platform is made should be strong enough to withstand the point loading of whatever you place on it (eg the "foot" on a fridge, or position it so the load is spread across full width of platform, ie load is not supported by its own foot)
a "sack barrow / porter's trolley" is an L shaped 2 wheel item where is is crucial to pay for quality. A £20 item will simply bend the first time you try to use it across a bump for something as heavy as the furniture mentioned in the OP. Those for sale in Aldi & Lidl carry clear indications of max weight and are not really fit for furniture removal in my experience. It is also important to understand these are balance items, so length of the L is vital for stability and whether you can tip the item on to the balance point in the first place. That bottom bit is effectively a lever so needs to be strong enough to lift without bending, another typical weak point on cheap versions,
i agree with the person above who said hire a professional one, don't buy cheap.0 -
300m is a fairly long way to be dragging a truck/trolly.
What's the surface like, small hard wheels won't like it rough.
Any slopes?
"turntable flat-bed trucks" will find ones with decent sized wheels.
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Like the old porters' trolleys from railway stations. We've got our smaller hen house on ours, so we can move it to a new spot every day:getmore4less said:"turntable flat-bed trucks" will find ones with decent sized wheels.
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My local furniture removals firm is £12 for a van and man per hour. That could be a few £'s well spent even with a decent tipNever pay on an estimated bill. Always read and understand your bill0
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Whatever you do don't buy one where the wheels are held on with a split pin, they'll break in no time, can't be mended and the whole thing will end up in the bin0
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