Tri-pod Dolly

TeamCaffee · Mar 19, 2011

Does anyone know where we could find one of these reasonable?

What brand and where you found is would sure be helpful.

This is one piece of equipment we are missing and one we didn't know we were missing...

greg334 · Mar 19, 2011

Friday I would have sold you mine but I used it today.

Isn't there an advertiser here that sells them?

Truck and Tow in Detroit had them last I looked.

I would think you would have had one a long time ago?

greg334 · Mar 19, 2011

OK try here...

Hand trucks r us

Moot · Mar 19, 2011

Is this for you or Bob? You could probably get a discount buying two. Most medical supply stores have these in stock so shop around for the best price. Will these now be mandatory for the Pajama Walk?

cheri1122 · Mar 19, 2011

Moot said:
Is this for you or Bob? You could probably get a discount buying two. Most medical supply stores have these in stock so shop around for the best price. Will these now be mandatory for the Pajama Walk?

And I was worried about what the word 'dolly' might inspire, lol.

We don't get to have a pajama walk at MATS - but I'm wearing mine anyhow. Because that's how I roll [or walk] early in the morning. I'd get dressed if they'd schedule it at a reasonable hour, like, say, noonish....

ATeam · Mar 20, 2011

New Haven Moving Equipment sells tripod dollies. They have stores in several cities around the country.

Their free catalog is a nice to have and nice to browse item. You can order it here. It can also be viewed online. Store locations are shown on the bottom right of the catalog front page.

When Diane and I were at FedEx Custom Critical HQ recently, a local freight handling equipment supplier was advertised in the lobby outside the training room but I did not get the name. Drivers who knew the company were enthusiastic in their recommendation of it.

I'm sure there will be several vendors at MATS that sell tripod dollies.

Moot · Mar 20, 2011

Phil, in a 2006 post you used the terms "tripod dolly" and "appliance dolly" interchangeably. Are they one in the same? In my household good days we called a dolly with small wheels, stout frame, ratcheting securing strap and stair climbers an appliance dolly. Great for moving refrigerators, freezers and washing machines. I am not familiar with the term tripod dolly.

http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/general-expediter-forum/18753-hand-truck.html

highway star · Mar 20, 2011

cheri1122 said:
And I was worried about what the word 'dolly' might inspire, lol.

Maybe you were picturing a blow up doll for someone with an amputee fetish?

LDB · Mar 20, 2011

Tripod dolly makes me think of one I saw at the library. It was set as a reverse tricycle and set at about a 65 degree angle. It allowed stacking books about 5 feet high to move them around the library.

TeamCaffee · Mar 20, 2011

Bob and I are both pretty competitive and if we each had our own scooters we would end up racing .... We rode Segways in downtown OKC and as soon as we figured out how to make them go forward the race was on...

I am not going to touch the blow up dolly idea.

Thanks for all of the information on the Tri Pod Dolly this is something we have not needed in the past or did not know we needed. We have moved all sorts of things without using one and have never been at a loss on how to move a piece of equipment.

layoutshooter · Mar 20, 2011

We have two but are not happy with either. They are both too short. We are looking at a taller one. We need them from time to time when moving large mainframe computers.

layoutshooter · Mar 20, 2011

More like this one.

http://www.handtrucksrus.com/crashdetail.aspx?id=930&cx=gp

ATeam · Mar 20, 2011

Moot said:
Phil, in a 2006 post you used the terms "tripod dolly" and "appliance dolly" interchangeably. Are they one in the same? In my household good days we called a dolly with small wheels, stout frame, ratcheting securing strap and stair climbers an appliance dolly. Great for moving refrigerators, freezers and washing machines. I am not familiar with the term tripod dolly.

http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/general-expediter-forum/18753-hand-truck.html

Yes, the appliance dolly you describe is what I mean when I use the term tripod dolly, except it is called a tripod dolly because it has a set of wheels that deploy as shown on the web page Layoutshooter mentioned. When deployed, those wheels relieve the operator from having to push and balance the loaded dolly at the same time. You just push and steer. The weight is supported by the wheels instead of the operator's back and legs.

I have also seen these devices called appliance truck, appliance hand truck, appliance cart, appliance hand cart and escort truck.

greg334 · Mar 20, 2011

You don't move servers on dollys. It is too risky.

ATeam · Mar 20, 2011

TeamCaffee said:
Thanks for all of the information on the Tri Pod Dolly this is something we have not needed in the past or did not know we needed. We have moved all sorts of things without using one and have never been at a loss on how to move a piece of equipment.

The only time we have used a tripod dolly is when moving tall computer servers on pick ups and deliveries involving the liftgate. If the server cabinets are full, they get heavy and top heavy. The tiny wheels on the cabinets work fine in a server room with a hard surface floor but not so good on carpet or on the street.

If you don't see computer servers in your work, you may not need a tripod dolly. They were required at one time in White Glove trucks. I don't know if that is the case now.

If you get one, do as Layoutshooter says and get a tall one.

Moot · Mar 20, 2011

Thanks for the picture. I now see where the term "tripod" comes into play.

layoutshooter · Mar 20, 2011

greg334 said:
You don't move servers on dollys. It is too risky.

We move them on the large appliance tripod dolly. How else would you move them?

greg334 · Mar 20, 2011

On the rollers that are mounted on them. It takes a lot more work to move it that way but it works.

I've moved a lot of them and when I worked in IT, that was the policy of the company - no appliance dollies to be used on any server racks - period. We moved a lot of them in and out of the complex.

I refused a load because the server rack had the d*mn UPS batteries on the top of the rack, making it really top heavy and impossible to maneuver. I had to wait until they removed the batteries and then it was moved to my truck.

If you use a dolly of any sort, then you risk tipping it over.

If you tip it over, you bought it.

layoutshooter · Mar 20, 2011

greg334 said:
On the rollers that are mounted on them. It takes a lot more work to move it that way but it works.

I've moved a lot of them and when I worked in IT, that was the policy of the company - no appliance dollies to be used on any server racks - period. We moved a lot of them in and out of the complex.

I refused a load because the server rack had the d*mn UPS batteries on the top of the rack, making it really top heavy and impossible to maneuver. I had to wait until they removed the batteries and then it was moved to my truck.

If you use a dolly of any sort, then you risk tipping it over.

If you tip it over, you bought it.

We have often been required to use the dolly by the shipper. It often depends on the unit itself. Not all of them have 4 wheels.

TeamCaffee · Mar 20, 2011

We have moved many computers and have used what we have on the truck and have not had any problems. We have also been helpers on computer moves and have not seen anyone use one of these.

We will look at Louisville for the dolly thanks for the heads up.