At 15:22 28 February 2013, Dave Nadler wrote:
I have a customer looking for hangar dolly for heavy
glider (Antares). Anything that works for Duo, Arcs,
DG-500/1000, or similar will probably work. Anybody
know of commercial fabricators of such things, or
a used one available ?
Thanks,
Best Regards, Dave


One has to check the caster wheels are properly chosen. Most of
the glider dolleys that I've seen use hardware-store casters with
hard rubber wheels, which are generally not adequate for a 900lb
glider, since they typically have max load ratings of about 150lbs
per caster, i.e. 600lbs max for a 4-caster dolley. Looking online,
the WC-99 caster from Reid Supply Co looks a good replacement
caster, since it has a max load of 500lbs per caster, and the
wheels are phenolic, which deforms much less than rubber. A
cheaper alternative is to use a caster with steel wheels, but I'm
told steel wheels can mark the concrete floor of a hangar.