Harbor Freight vs GoJak Car Dollies Test & Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- We test and review the Harbor Freight US General Dollies versus the Zendex GoJak car dollies to see which wheel dolly is the better one.
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I had buddies who owed me favors help pour my shop floor. Needless to say, the floor is not exactly level. Looks like the car would roll away from me with the better Dollie! Thanks for these reviews. Love the new shop and floor!
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Can you guys revisit this with the new Daytona units? I heard they’re better than the US General ones
I went to harbor freight today and it amazes me that they already have an exact replica of the GOJAK haha
They've been upgraded with bearing casters and better material wheels... Same price (about $89.99)
Yup. $65 w/ a coupon
Go jack advertisement? 🤨
I have 2 go jacks now that won't release. Now what? Anybody else had this problem?
I'll stick with harbor fraught, they save me money on tools, I get a good workout using them, and learn how to deal with stress and patience when they break. It just keeps giving!
Scott I thats a positive way to look at it lol
OCD Stig - I have two breaker bars, the cheap one that broke twice and was “returned to the store” and the one my grandfather gave me.
I'll stick with my Craftsman tools. Lifetime warranty and no having to order online or track down a tool truck... Of course I'd prefer Snapon and Blue Point, but I'm not rich lol
I think certain tools you can't cheap out on. But some items especially if you don't plan to use them many times best to save the money and use them on something else.
Best, comment of my existence!!! I love you man:)
great video when i originally saw those harbor freight units in my hands i knew the casters were an issue and you just proved it. we have been using go jacks since the 90s and they were invented and made about 40 min away from me.
I'll comment before watching the video :-D
They're all junk if you have a shitty garage floor! But if you're a baller TH-cam superstar like Dave and Pete with a sick epoxy floor then you're in luck
My dealer is on our second set of gojack dolleys, we broke our first set.
So basically this video is a commercial for the gojack dolly.
shit for the price difference the little bit of resistance you get from the HF models is worth it.
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Harbor freight has the same design now. Also they are $69.99 with a coupon.
Being 3x the price I don't see how this comparison is really relevant. It's not exactly a shock that spending a lot more money will get you a nicer product....
It's almost like the more you pay for a product, the better quality it is. A proper follow-up review would be due in 3 years.
Here 3 years later. ✅
Those are old harbor frieght units. thbe modern ones are from Pittsburgh not us general and use the same systems as the name brand gojacks. The price they quoted is low (more like $240 each)and is for 1 jack not the set. the go jack set with that caddy is $999 vs $89 each for the harbor freight ones
Doug Scholl its like clickbait without being clickbait lol
As a tow truck operator, from experience, the HF ones actually work better and are holding up better than the go jack set. The go jack caster wheels are brittle as hell. HF wins this one.
Now get the Harbour Freight Dolly Rack and do another vid on the quality between the two. I was hoping you’d have one here already. I'm going to get a Harbour Freight on tomorrow so I guess I'll take my chances.
The HF dollies would function just as well with Go Jack wheels and be cheaper.
if someone double parking blocked your way out this can use to push the goddamn car go away
I have huge truck tires 37"x13.50" x22" mounted on 22"x14" wheels and they're so heavy to lift back on the wheel hub when rotating tires. Can I use the dolly to just hold the wheel and then slide it into position on the hub for remounting?
I realize this comment is a year old but Zendex has SUV GoJaks with a 1750lb capacity or a 7000lb vehicle. Rated for tire widths up to 16" and even dual tires. If you're interested give Matt a call at 800-367-6575.
www.collisionservices.com/product/zendex-tool-gojak-suv-vehicle-mover-7016
Camerman literally kicked the tires to straighten them out and you put them in the backwards direction.. 🤦🏻♂️ guess that’s why he’s the camerman… 😆
Is tha car really all tha way off tha floor 🤔 with tha harbor fright jacks jus an ??
Harbor Freight is great for the mechanic that wants to work on/fix/modify his tools as much as his vehicles.
Used go jacks when i used dollies alot . 2 floor jacks with a good operator worked in a pinch.
Use the pull gauge, to see how much effort to push/pull
You sold me. Gonna get hubby these for his Bday in May.
USA MADE IS THE WAY TO GO PERIOD. GOJAK FOR ME!
COnsidered the cheaper versions but after seeing this Ill wait and save for the real deal. 400$ each now :s
How many people have a nice shop with smooth floor like that?
In real life there aren't that many. Thanks but NO thanks i use a floor jack with wheels for occasional use because i live in the real world unlike people in their dream shop.
I bet your boy moose would’ve push does harbor freight jacks. 😂😂
Moose would have given it one push on the Harbor Freight jacks and the car would have done a Kool-Aid man through the back wall.
Thanks for kicking the Harbor Freight wheels the wrong direction. Aren't these the old HF wheel dollies?
Rocket Surgery glad I'm not the only one who caught that
Send me ur web link , I need these life-saving jacks! I do towing n most of the cars doesn’t go on gear or no key!!
Almost $400 bucks a piece! Outrageous for storing a boat
$289 each is insane! Eastwood seems like the better buy in 2024.
Actually, moral of the story here is don't skip leg day if you are budget minded haha.
Them squats work wonders lol
Harbor freight for the win..cheaper and more stable lol....honestly you where being a sissy about how hard you had to push with the harbor freight dollies...none the less, good video😎
I think it’s less the wheels and more him just being weak af
One problem with your test. You are testing old worn out to brand new.
Looks like those would be great for making a FWD car drift!
Install greddy itbs on the Frs and go full n/a k tnx
Also nice wheel dollies
im not looking to move the car around, but could I use these instead of jack stands for winter storage?
The harbor freight dolly is 49.00
The newer HF jacks are much better and don't cost double
The problem is that the axles of the wheels are not vertical, so they don't want to turn on their own axis.
The mounts have bent under the weight of the vehicle.
You have to reinforce the mounts to make them work better.
Unfortunately, the contact surface of the steel wheels is too large on slightly flexible plastic floors.
there only 37 dollars at HF Way you got your vehicles slam to the ground > never get em under it Got a faster way with 2 flour jacks one under the pumpkin and under the front engine support and move it> ANY CAN'T PUSH ON THEM BODY ANY MORE WITH PLASTIC> UNLESS YOUR WANT TO CRACK IT
Chirp chirp chirp you suck at pushing cars 😜
That floor though....
Right?! I found myself staring at the floor on multiple occasions
wow... i will buy a bunch of those when my daddy or my mommy buy me a entire complete shop and also a 5000dollars epoxy floor
isnt too busy if hes got time to make a vid
$230 each tho... I rather just struggle
OCD Stig you can't do that in a lot of shops, not enough room
No...it’s an investment. Jobs I do pay me 50.00 more per....
Those are car dollies, not wheel dollies.
You can get caster wheels way cheaper than $25 per wheel
Guys . . ' You Know ' it's easier to shove with the wheel turned trailing the frame . . c'mon. : >) Geezz . .
Still prefer harbor freight
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Harbor Freight, so shitty it makes the other guys look like they paid for your endorsement.
Now they have the daytona ones
Ok so I'm the one today with the weird question about this product cuz we always need one you know. Can you buy only two of these and push for instance the back of the vehicle sideways like 6 to 12 inches? I need to clear only the back of the car by moving it sideways so I can access the rest of the garage, since the garage door is way on the left and the end of the garage not deep enough to go front and back less then 50 times..
Just think of the money your saving for a gym membership when the HF dollys give you such a good work out with the Go Jacks you get no exercise at all so you got to bet that darn gym membership LOL!! No Go Jacks are the best that's for sure but you gotta remember you get what you pay for you want cheap tools you but cheap tools you want good tools you buy the quality stuff it works everytime
The problem with harbor freight is the dolly roller donnt use ball bearing, like car wheel bearing. A car wheel bearing cost minimum 40$ ! No pay, no get.
Good review this one man handyman is convinced.
GoJaks are the best!
Price difference??
The answer is on the comments the wheel vertical shaft is flexing and not allowing caster rotation.
Most users can do basic fab and there are ways to source other casters but if I had to use Harbor Freight dollies I'd anchor (more) deadmen for snatch blocks to my floor (I already have one to winch vehicles into my shop from outside my shop using my truck winch) then drag whatever I wanted to move at the push of a button. (Even little winches work but I use RE8000s bought cheap as noobs fry the motors from undercurrent and motors are cheap.) If your snatch blocks have chains you can drill some heavy angle for bolt holes and notch it for chain with an angle grinder/torch/plasma cutter. If you prefer D-rings those are inexpensive and easy to weld or have welded to ~1/4" or thicker flat bar or angle. With or without dollies being able to winch (anything) around the shop floor can be insanely convenient. I have a bad bad so no car pushing for me. Aramid rope is lightweight and easier to handle than wire rope if you prefer that, and you can pull without a winch by using sections of either rope with loops on the end then connecting with shackles or whatever. I do that with my winches too when dragging stuff that may get caught like trees. Wheels + winches (including manual winches of many types) are wonderful and more car peeps should play with them.
The Harbor Freight dollies are junk because of those cheap wheels.........Hard enough in the shop but don't attempt to push them outside on concrete or asphalt lol.
I've got two different style of the harbor freight ones. They both suck. They don't always want to work. I've had them release on me, with a loud bang when trying to lift a vehicle or move a vehicle. They just don't want to roll easily with weight on them. But I'm stuck with them because I can't afford the Go-Jacks.
Most mechanics with a shop that big do only have one person in them at a time.Ask any mechanic and they will tell you figuring out how mechanical things work with the instructions printed on them is vary hard! $260 a set for HF or $510 for the pink set?
I want them I just wish they made it where it jacks the car up like a lift so you can use it for transmission jobs
The go jack dolly is the same as the harbor freight one that I have except its black. This is the step up to that cheaper red version th-cam.com/video/aDcSLfVaQ-Y/w-d-xo.html
Does the harbor freight dolly have rollers so you can align the wheel lugs hole to the studs?
Anyone know?
Sure they're not as nice but they get the job done. Just like most tools at HF .
Nice!! A "wheel" world comparison...LOL
I still remember that HF dolly review. That was how I found out about your channel years ago!
So the one's that cost more than double the price of the budget ones are better? Who could have ever predicted this?
dumb question but can you just buy only 2 and place it on diagonal corners for maneuvering in a tight garage?
We have nothing like harbour freight in the Uk
Can you use rotating tires also and put back roll it align holes no problem?
Let's cut to the chase.... what'll ya take for the FRS? $$
Everyone was talking about curling the last couple days. I can't help but see a good comparison here.
Hey you are waaaayyyy too polite. Tell us what you really think. The hb ones are crap.
if you get confused at reading instructions lol...
Good products but $500+ a pair is overpriced,
286 each on Amazon. Take me back to the good ole days
I don't even see those kind of wheel dollies at Harbor Freight
Get what you pay for😉🙄😣🤔🤤😝😲😖
$408 each, so $1,632 for a set of four?
So essentially gotta spend like 900 bucks
It rolls better for the go Jack ones looks like the tires are off the floor for them.
Love the pink colors red is nice too Love tropical colors
When one wheel cost as much as all the HF Dollies
Imagine that... You spend more, you get more. Who would have thought?
My wife said the same thing on our wedding night...
Sometimes you can get some really good values at HF, for example the Earthquake cordless impacts, and the Daytona jack. Also, most of their "Professional" line hand tools are really good. Sometimes you don't have to pay more to get a great tool.
Charlie Foxtrot it doesn't matter how much you polish your poop, in the end it's still shit.
I can't argue with that sound logic.
As the saying goes , You get what you pay for ! Great video
What if you use those individual tyre skates and use a quick action jack instead?
Great review by Go Jack
can these be used to mount the wheel to the vehicle? I'm getting old and when rotating wheels, it is getting harder for me to lift my wheel up onto the studs. will the wheels spin freely on the dolly? you know, to align the studs with the rim stud holes?
Yes, if you raise the car with a jack and place the wheel on a dolly it can spin freely on the dolly.
If you don’t like, return it.
What size is that garage/shop?
I dun bought me some!!!
I bought the ones from harbor freight, $109.00 each. They had three in store, I just bought 2 I thought it would be enough to get a boat turned around by my garage. It proved to be a pain in the ass. I bought two more online, it was cheaper, same 109 price, with a lower tax rate online and 7 bucks for shipping, and I didn’t have to drive after them.
I put them under a 21 Gambler bass boat. Once I pulled the boat out (hf trailer dolly) I put the jacks under all 4. I leaned up against the ass end of the boat and away it went. It was a piece of cake, didn’t take the wheels off to grease them up, out of the box the worked.
You could always upgrade the wheels on the Harbor Freight ones with some wheels off of a shopping cart.
I'm getting those for the shop!