Dollies.

TM 38-400/NAVSUP PUB 572/AFMAN 23-210 MCO 4450.14/DLAM 4145.12

well as for in-process movements during shipping and

c. Dollies. Dollies are frames mounted on wheels

receiving operations. It works well in conjunction with

or rollers used for shifting heavy loads over short

forklift trucks and can be operated where the forklift

distances. The following three standard types of dollies

cannot because of space limitations. The following

are available:

types of handlift trucks have been adopted as standard

(1) The first is the general-purpose dolly with

for the military services:

swivel wheels (fig 4-8). The second type of dolly, with a

capacity of 4,000 pounds, is used primarily to move

palletized loads in and out of boxcars, highway trucks,

and trailers. Also, it is used within boxcars to move

loads to doorway area for pick up by forklift trucks when

the car is not alongside a loading platform (fig 4-9).

Figure 4-6. Truck, lift, hand, electric, pallet-type.

Figure 4-8. Dolly general-purpose.

(1) Truck, lift, hand, electric, pallet-type. This

model is used whenever the distance the load is to be

moved, the size of the load, the presence of grades or

inclines along the route, or other considerations require

the use of powered equipment (fig 4-6).

(2) Truck, lift, hand, pallet-type. This model

is used whenever the operating conditions do not require

a handtruck with the special characteristics of the

powered model. It may be an advantage in the loading

of boxcars, trucks, and aircraft (fig 4-7).

Figure 4-9. Dolly, pallet rollers.

(2) The advantages of the third type of dolly

are maneuverability, ease of operation, and suitability

for use on truck and reefer floors. The wheels in the

central portion are placed slightly lower than the wheels

at the ends. the wheels at the ends are held in position

by springs, which allow them to move on their axles as

the load is guided to its destination. The difference in

height of center and end wheels permits a certain

amount of rocking motion which aids in movement and

guidance. That is, the tilting effect allows the dolly to

turn and the center wheels (on offset axles) prevent the

lodging of wheels in slatted floors (fig 4-10).

Figure 4-7. Truck, lift, hand, pallet-type.

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