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Topic: Hand truck for stairs? |
Andrew Roblin
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Posted 7 Sep 2018 10:29 am |
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Can anyone recommend a good hand truck for moving a double-neck up and down stairs?
I'd like to find something lightweight, rugged and reliable. |
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 7 Sep 2018 11:12 am
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Here is one available at Costco:
Click Here
Lee |
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Andrew Roblin
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Posted 7 Sep 2018 12:16 pm
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Thank you, Lee.
I wonder if those kind are rugged enough. Have you tried it? |
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 7 Sep 2018 12:37 pm
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No, I have not tried it. I saw them at Costco last weekend and ran across the video just today.
Were you wanting a hand truck with the triple wheels like that? |
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Andrew Roblin
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Kevin Mincke
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Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2018 1:23 pm
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No experience with this brand but have been looking at them. B&H Photo has had some good prices on occasion.
https://rocknrollercart.com |
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Lee Baucum
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McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Bob Moore
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N. Rose, New York
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Posted 7 Sep 2018 2:51 pm Cart
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| I have one and it works good, just make sure you have a bungee cord to hold steel in place. Bob moore |
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Kevin Fix
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2018 4:55 pm
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| I don't use a hand truck for stairs. I find me a temporary roadie at a show!!!!! Corn dog or a cold beer will work!!!! Always someone younger hanging around. I remember years ago to always find a guy with a size 2 hat and a size 18 shirt!!!! |
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Andrew Roblin
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Dan Robinson
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 7 Sep 2018 6:46 pm
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| Kevin Fix wrote: |
| Corn dog or a cold beer... find a guy with a size 2 hat and a size 18 shirt!!!! |
Love that! Clearly there's things left for me to learn.
Get some adjustable tether straps from worn out child car seats. They work great to hold gear securely onto a cart or hand truck. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2018 8:06 am
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| I don't know where you can get one but there is one made with sort of a rubber cat track on the back side for going up and down stairs. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 8 Sep 2018 8:21 am
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| I'm only 75, Erv, what's a cat track? |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2018 8:24 am
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It's a track like used on a Caterpillar crawler tractor. There are skid steers using a track like that now, only rubber.
There is a hand cart made with a rubber track also.
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David Ball
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North Carolina High Country
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Posted 8 Sep 2018 12:52 pm
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Appliance dollys have the rubber track like Erv mentions for going up and down stairs, along with a strap to hold the cargo to the cart. But, I don't know of any lightweight appliance dollys...
That said, I use one and it works great.
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Jerry Overstreet
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Posted 8 Sep 2018 2:07 pm
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I've had one of those folding luggage carts for at least 20 years. Walmart or such. Lightweight, collapsible, stair climber rails. About 20 to 40 bucks. Only rated at about 75#, but has handled all my D10's with no problem. You don't need a big heavy furniture or appliance dolly for this.
These have a nice wide folding platform for your amp, speakers, cases whatever. Made of lightweight chrome or black tubular stock.
I've used mine for big heavy 8 sp. audio racks and lots more. Still going strong and shows no signs of fatigue. Folds up and stows easily...you can easily pick it up with one hand.
Last edited by Jerry Overstreet on 8 Sep 2018 5:20 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Andrew Roblin
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Posted 8 Sep 2018 2:58 pm
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Thank you, Jerry.
Looking at the Wal-Mart and Amazon sites and searching on Google, I don't see a luggage cart with stair rails.
Can you tell me any more about what you have? Is it one with six wheels or two? |
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Jerry Overstreet
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Louisville Ky
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Posted 8 Sep 2018 3:28 pm
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I don't see the exact model in a quick search, but I'm sure it was Target or Wal-Mart, but it's been quite a few years.
It just has rails on the back for sliding up stairs. It's 2 solid wheels about 6 1/2".
It's just a really basic light cart and I paid under $40 I'm sure.
Edit:Here's a link to one similar to mine from Staples...I'm sure there are others about. staplescart
Some of the other suggestions are more heavy duty for sure, but for me having another heavy, bulky tool to deal with is something I don't need more of...each to his own of course.
Last edited by Jerry Overstreet on 9 Sep 2018 6:14 am; edited 3 times in total |
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Kevin Fix
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2018 4:48 pm
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| "COLD BEER OR A CORN DOG" Depending on the type of venue. |
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Andrew Roblin
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Posted 8 Sep 2018 5:20 pm
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| You got a song there, Kevin. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2018 5:59 am
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Just pull the old sympathy gag and someone is bound to help you, if you're lucky it might be a svenska flicka!  |
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Kevin Fix
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2018 5:50 pm
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| Costed me some Bar-B-Q chicken today!!!! And it was raining. Didn't even get wet!!!!All my gear made it to the stage and back to my Ford Explorer. |
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Andrew Roblin
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Posted 11 Sep 2018 5:44 am
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Thank you Lee, Kevin Fix, Bob, Kevin Mincke, Don, Barry, Erv, David and Jerry.
I was at Home Depot with a steel last night and checked out what they had, including:
* An appliance dolly with rubber track. (Too big & heavy for me.)
* A Harper 700-lb dolly with climbing rails. (Heavy, small platform, climbing rails were plastic and, I thought, suspect.)
* Several standard dollies with various size wheels, no climbing rails. (Heavy.)
So I'm going to try something like what Jerry's been using for many years, a Staples luggage cart with climbing rails rated for 225 lbs. I hope to get it next week and write about the results.
Corn dogs, fried chicken and beer may also be employed as recommended by Kevin Fix. 
Thank you all again for your help. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 11 Sep 2018 6:07 am
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The variety of hand truck you need is an "appliance hand truck."
They're usually around 150 bucks, and I'd rather just rent one from U-haul for the occasional gigs that need them. I think they're 7 bucks a day or so, and you don't have to store it when you're done.
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Lane Gray
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