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Topic: car skates
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coupe3w
Gearhead Posts: 137
From:
Registered: Mar 2004
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posted 09-19-2006 09:42 AM
 
Any one buy car/tire skates? I bought a set from Harbor Freight and they suck. I can't even move the car. Which are good?
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 48752
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 09-19-2006 08:16 PM
I plan on buying some soon, probably the ones NPD sells.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '70 Mustang Convertible - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150 XL
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68F100
Gearhead Posts: 2835
From: Burlington, Iowa
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 09-22-2006 06:04 PM
I have some from Menards. They are Tool Shop brand and they work well. Weren't that expensive either. I move my full size trucks around on them. Your floor has to be pretty clean though.
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tr1gger5
Gearhead Posts: 161
From: Valley Lee, MD
Registered: Apr 2004
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posted 09-24-2006 07:38 PM
I have a set (4) and love 'em. They make moving the car around the garage so easy and are convenient for working on the car. They also increase the ground clearance a bit. They help when working on the steering too.I got mine 3 years ago when they were on-sale. Summit I think. Money well spent. ------------------
Jeff
'67 S-code Stang coupe
'06 F150 Harley Davidson
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rmousir
Gearhead Posts: 1124
From: Amelia, Ohio
Registered: May 2003
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posted 10-02-2006 09:31 AM
coupe3wI need a set. Would you be interested in selling the set you have? Richard. ------------------
rmousir
'66 Mustang Coupe
Ford Blue & white stripes
95 roller 302, C4 Auto
Offy 360 intake & Holley 4 bl carb
grab-a-track 620s, 4.5 leafs, 1.25" drop blocks
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coupe3w
Gearhead Posts: 137
From:
Registered: Mar 2004
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posted 10-03-2006 08:59 AM
Richard,
I bought some new wheels with ball bearings. If these work I will keep them, if not I would consider selling them real cheap.coupe3w
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coupe3w
Gearhead Posts: 137
From:
Registered: Mar 2004
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posted 10-08-2006 10:49 AM
The new wheels worked. I can now move the car around but it does take 2 people to get it going.
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 48752
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-08-2006 05:26 PM
That's the problem with Harbor Freight stuff, by the time you get done dicking with them to make them work it would have been cheaper to just buy quality stuff in the first place, especially if you put any value on your time.------------------
'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '70 Mustang Convertible - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150 XL
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pmhvps
Gearhead Posts: 734
From: Burlington,ON,Canada ,in the heart of the Golden Horseshoe.
Registered: Oct 2003
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posted 10-10-2006 11:10 AM
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Originally posted by SteveLaRiviere:
That's the problem with Harbor Freight stuff, by the time you get done dicking with them to make them work it would have been cheaper to just buy quality stuff in the first place, especially if you put any value on your time.
I bought a ATV/Motorcycle lift off them.($59.99) Put it together and it was missing the release pin. After 3 months of e-mails and phone calls to Cali. I finally get the parts. Get this, all I needed was the release pin, ($1.00) the spring, ($1.00) and the rubber seal.($1.00) It was $3.00 plus $29.00 shipping U.S. which I thought was kind of high. They sent me the whole jack!!!!! WTF. Now after all that, it still doesn't work right and FED-UP sent me a bill for and additional $15.35. Never....never again. Mike.
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