Door Dolly

Periodically, I need to move a large sheet of plywood or a door into the garage or shop.  As I age the weight and size are too much for me to handle safely.  

My solution was to make a 3 wheel dolly so I can move them long distance and through narrow doorways.  I used a 1x12x20 pine board for the base.  Trim boards (1x2) were placed on two sides to form an L to allow both forward moving and turning on side to roll through a narrow door.  A 2x4 I beam was used to hold the axil far enough from the base to prevent the lawn mower wheels from rubbing on base (see image).   A 2" caster was added to allow the dolly to be turned for narrow doorways.  

Door dolly is attached to the door or sheet of plywood with 2 C clamps.   Dolly is rolled into the truck using wood ramps.  

Thoughts and Hacks

• Tighten the clamps otherwise dolly will slip off the door.  

• Pull dolly on rough ground.

• Rock door when going over a bump.