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MG TD TF 1500 - Help! My TD is stuck in the garage.

Well, not really but. We got a 20' travel trailer last fall and it lives in the driveway behind the TD. The Boss's car lives in the other bay. I have to maneuver the car by hand to get it in and out of it's spot inside. I am looking for something that I can maybe slide under the car, jack it up, slide it sideways into the other bay, lower the car and back it out. And reverse everything to put it back. Something that only takes a few minutes and that won't break the bank.

Any ideas?

Thanks

Stuart


S Grimm

The typical hydraulic floor jack on casters works just fine.

That assumes you have a concrete floor!
JIM N

You need a set of wheel dollies. The more expensive, the easier they move. The cheap ones (Harbor Freight) move fine on cement. You need to jack up each wheel slide the dolly under, and then jack down.

The better ones slide in, then have pedals to jack up the car. You get what you pay for.

Tom Lange
MGT Repair
t lange

Wheel dollies are great
You would need two of the built in jack type, under one end of the car and pull it round till it lines up with the doorway
There are cheaper non built in jack type but they're a real pain to use

found a pair on ebay----

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lots-of-2-1500lb-HYDRAULIC-Positioning-Car-Wheel-Dolly-Jack-Lift-Moving-Vehicle/170772059176?epid=1989866577&hash=item27c2ced428:g:iWwAAOSwKSlcUMep
William Revit

I have cheap wheel dollies and they do the job fine for me on a cement floor. The wheels are not great ,but work OK if you don't want to spring for the more expensive ones.
J K Barter

Do you need 2 or 4 wheel dollies to move the car around?

Stuart
S Grimm

2
just drive the car in to where the front has to go
dollies under the rear and pull it around to straighten up
William Revit

We have 2 TDs parked in the garage and I slip the one over a few feet so we can park 3 small cars in a 2 1/2 car garage. I drive the front end into place, slip a floor jack under the differential in back and swing the end over. Crossmember in front works well, too.

I saw one TD owner who'd drive it into the corner of the garage and then swing the rear end around to the wall with a floor jack. He then had enough room to pull his regular car in.

For wheel dollies, you'll need to jack the wheels up anyway, so just shove it around on the jack- you can steer it with the handle, too... or you can spend the extra time and money on wheel dollies, your choice.

Maybe I'm just cheap and lazy.
JIM N

I use wheel dollies all the time. I don't know how I ever lived without them. Four is best if you have to do a lot of maneuvering, but two works perfectly fine 90% of the time. I bought a better set than Harbor Freight sells, but not high end ones. The wheels roll easily and do not mar the painted floors in my shop.
Steve Simmons

Stuart
The type mentioned earlier--have the jacks built in , you just slide them in from the side and crank them up, no need to go jacking the car up to fit them like the cheaper ones and you don't need to go buy a jack--you can just leave the car on them and pull it out when you want to use it

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lots-of-2-1500lb-HYDRAULIC-Positioning-Car-Wheel-Dolly-Jack-Lift-Moving-Vehicle/170772059176?epid=1989866577&hash=item27c2ced428:g:iWwAAOSwKSlcUMep

different brand but this is how they work----

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9NfwVNIil4
William Revit

Thanks for all the replies. My floor jack probably isn't up to the task of carting my car around but now that you all gave me a direction to look in I think I am going to try the Daytona dolly from Harbor Freight. They seem to be a Go Jack knock off and are far better than their $99.99 offering. I'll start with a pair for now. I might get a second pair later depending on how difficult maneuvering is.

https://www.harborfreight.com/5200-lb-max-vehicle-weight-ultra-mobile-self-loading-dolly-64601.html

Thanks
S Grimm

I use a small scissor forklift that is normally used in supermarkets to move pallets around. Bears 1 ton and is ok to maneuver due to the long handle and big wheels. Requires to balance the car quite diligently in the middle, though, otherwise it gets stuck. ANd it needs a reasonably flat floor.
I park the MG sideways in the garage in winter so it can fit 3 cars.

Rgds Mike

Mike Fritsch

Good move Stuart - they look fine to me
William Revit

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