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Cart to move cabs and equipment

#22
I'm old and cheap. I bought one of those folding hand trucks for like $25.00 and a furniture dolly that holds 300 lbs for $20 at lowes. Both get the job done with a few bungee cords. I can't see spending hundreds on a name brand and then still have to deal with stairs LOL. The $45 I spent covers my 212, and 610 cabs and bass heads and cord bag. My basses are on my shoulders in gig bags.
 
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#23
I'm waaaayyyyy too cheap to pay for most of those listed above. I got this:
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NOTE: I did invest an additional $9.00 on some D-Rings, 9 feet of rope that I attached to the bottom so that I can pull everything with ease (2x12 + 2x12 + amp rack + pedal board on top) and 2 short (yet thick) lengths of 3-strand electrical cable that I drop behind the wheels to prevent moving (especially on uneven floors).

I keep everything on the dolly during the gig unless the situation dictates that I move everything onto the stage.
 
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Jeff Bonny said:
The Gruv Gear are excellent and versatile hand trucks if you need high capacity. Moving at most a couple of compact 1x15's and an amp head this one from Lee Valley has been outstanding for 15 years or so. My first one got stolen over a year ago but it was still going strong with no signs of packing it in and I replaced it immediately. It's very sturdy but the big thing for me is that folded it's more compact than the bigger carts which on a fair number of my gigs is an issue.
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I've also been using one of those little fold up dollys.Ive gotten a lot of use out of it.i got it on eBay for like $30
 
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The band calls this "the heaviest piece of gear we own" but it was bought from Granger when I could not afford the aluminum version. Changed tubes twice in 11 years, tires once. Next time(because it is a pain) I'll get the replacement rims at Tractor Supply that can be taken apart with 4 bolts & nuts. Rubber on the front wheels cracks and comes off after about 5 years(rolling on the white plastic rims now for hundreds of shows). It is convertible and 300 pound capacity but I hardly ever use it converted, just load it and roll it with the pneumatic tires in the front and steer the back. It works, hundreds of shows.
Here it is in Austin.
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Jeff Bonny said:
The Gruv Gear are excellent and versatile hand trucks if you need high capacity. Moving at most a couple of compact 1x15's and an amp head this one from Lee Valley has been outstanding for 15 years or so. My first one got stolen over a year ago but it was still going strong with no signs of packing it in and I replaced it immediately. It's very sturdy but the big thing for me is that folded it's more compact than the bigger carts which on a fair number of my gigs is an issue.
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This is the one I use. Folds so flat that I can leave it in my car. As someone mentioned earlier, bungee chords are a necessity. I also put 5" wheels on my cab. Most of the time I can pile my amp, pedal board and ascessory bag on the can and put my bass gig bag on my back. 90% of the time I load in with one trip. On many occasions I've been sound check read ten minutes after pulling into the parking lot using this technique.
 
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#29
I use the Rock N Roller R12RT for hauling all my photo and lighting gear on photography gigs. I'm disappointed in the build quality and finish. The worst thing about it is that it has a horrible shopping cart wobble unless you move it very slowly. It's more than just an annoyance, it actually slows you down which the last thing you need when you're trying to get to your appointment. On the up side, it's versatile, can carry a lot of gear and weight. It gets the job done and I couldn't do without it but I would pay more for something better.
 
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I use one of these:
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I have used it for all kinds of things, including moving things around construction sites. That destroyed the pneumatic tires, so they have been replaced with foam filled tires. The front rollers got destroyed moving paving stones across an uneven area. I replaced those with heavier duty casters that have neoprene wheels. The steel frame has taken a complete beating without a problem. It's not pretty like some of the other ones in this thread, nor does it fold flat, but it has big wheels that can get over all kinds of obstacles and it's good and strong. Plus, it was really cheap. The replacement tires cost more than the hand truck.

If I'm moving really big equipment, I use one of these:

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The really nice things about an appliance hand truck is that it has a strap to secure a big, awkward load, and it has a secondary belt/track/roller thing that allows you to get it up and down stairs fairly easily.

Having been a contractor means I have a variety of tools like this for hauling big, heavy, awkward objects from one place to another. And a van, which means it's not so important for things to fold up.
 
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