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A good dolly cart helps you move loads weighing hundreds of pounds without back spasms or excessive swearing.
The Milwaukee 47109 Flow Back Dolly Cart is the best one you can buy thanks to the classic simplicity of its form and function and its lifetime durability of construction.
Just a few days ago, I fulfilled what, for some reason, had become a lifelong dream of mine: I bought a deep freezer. Soon, my garage will boast 5.2 cubic feet of ice cold storage in a handsome white cube, and the freezer under our fridge will be free of clutter, stocked only with choice items like ice cream, waffles, and additional ice cream. And ice.
Singlehandedly getting the freezer off the Home Depot flatbed and into my car wasn't much fun, but it only took about a minute all told. Moving this cumbersome appliance up the driveway and into the garage, however? That was going to require some help. With my wife watching the kids and no neighbors in sight, I turned to my trusty hand truck.
Thanks to the a few simple machines (namely the wheel and the lever, not to mention the inclined plane if we're factoring in the slope of the property, I guess), the deep freezer's journey from my vehicle to its garage resting place was pleasantly easy. Organizing the garage to accommodate the new appliance? That was less pleasant.
Call them hand trucks, dolly carts, box carts, or any other name, these plucky contraptions are minor miracle workers. A hand truck lets an individual transport many times more weight than he or she would otherwise be able, and with certain specialized options, a load can even be moved upstairs, over rough terrain, or over long distances. I use a hand truck around my home at least once or twice a month, and in previous periods of life, I used them weekly in offices or daily when working on TV sets.
Whether your job calls for moving hundreds of boxes a week or your move calls for moving all your furniture, appliances, and stuff in one weekend, a good hand truck is a great thing to have on hand. Save yourself from the backache and get the work done faster with the latest versions of this centuries-old type of hardware.
Here are the best dolly carts you can buy:
- Best dolly cart overall: Milwaukee 47109 Flow Back Hand Truck
- Best collapsible dolly cart: Magna Cart Personal Hand Truck
- Best high capacity dolly cart: Harper Trucks 800 Pound Appliance Truck
- Best convertible dolly cart: Cosco Shifter Hand Truck and Cart
- Best stair climbing dolly cart: Mecete Stair Climbing Cart
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