hand trucks vs dollies

[A. Maberry]

I call them "appliance dollies", that is, the ones that have the straps
that you tighten hold the load in place. A "hand truck" works on the same
principle but has nothing to hold the load in place except gravity.
"Furniture dollies" or "piano dollies" are those flat pallet-like things
with four wheels. Unlike hand trucks or appliance dollies, furniture
dollies cannot negotiate stairs, of course.

allen
maberry at u.washington.edu

On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Bethany K. Dumas wrote:

> What do you call those vertical entities (some are very heavy-duty - for
> moving refrigeraors and such) that allow you to move heavy loads
> easily? On another list, the contenders are dolly and hand truck. Web
> sites vary. I know them as dollies (and appliance dollies). And local
> stores rent them as dollies, not "hand trucks."
>
> Bethany
>