I sent my money to an American company and contributed sales tax to an American city for a well made product that is serving me very well.

I sleep well at night. 

I buy product from any country that is not on the do not do business with by the department of state.

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Quick I'm no flag waver and I didn't intend to get into a philosophical disscussion on the merits or lack there of of purchasing US made products. I happened to find a superior US made product in my market for less than an imported one. I cannot at this time buy an HF product for under $100 I can however buy a better product for just about the same. I think that is a bargain. If you're cool with sending your money to Asia instead of sending US made products to Asia via your American dock workers et al I'm fine with that, end of disscussion.

I disagree about HF not being a bargain but to each his own.

My set of Harbor Freight dollies (all four) were less than $100 including taxes. Harbor Freight is right along my commute so no travel for me.

I will never to suggest how someone should spend their money. My issue a slight one, is the pro American thing. We are all Americans if we pay taxes. If Harbor Freight doesn't import stuff, how are the dock workers, shipping agents, clearing agents, port authorities and businesses that thrive on ports and dock workers make a living? Are they not Americans also?

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I understand HF employs Americans and pays taxes but they don't make anything. Merrick makes these here for less than the HF dollies cost delivered, which are "on sale" right now for $59.99/pr, plus freight $12, plus $14.95/pr additional heavy weight charge, plus MA sales tax $3.12 total for a pair $90.06 times 2 $180.12 The nearest HF to me is over an hour away so I could go pick them up and "save" $33.90 not including gas and my time (which is worthless) I paid $149.95 delivered for the Merrick dollies. So I think the cheap HF dollies are no bargain.

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I bought the Harbor Freight ones on sale, very good pricepoint and I don't care where they are made at. Harbor Freight employs Americans and pays american taxes. Good enough for me.

As a confirmed skinflit I of course tried the wooden stuff that worked on my empty Mini shell but they couldn't handle the GT6+s heft.

These work flawlessly and even transitioned from garage onto the driveway.

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FWIW, l find bath towels from the Holiday Inn work better than those from Motel 6, Now just how do l get those brown racing stripes off them (lol)

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Nice!  The HB ones I have were under my 3600 lb 1956 Ford F100 for years and never failed, but whatever you want to do with your money is OK with me.  Enjoy the freedom of Mini movement all over your garage!

Thanks for all of the suggestions. So after much thought I realized I hate cheap tools. So I could buy a set of perfectly adequate HF cheapos to move the mini around, but I didn't because inevitably I'll need them for something bigger and heavier like my truck, boat, or otherwise so I bought a set of these. US made which is somewhat important to me. Reviews point to a smooth floor, which I have, and a mini is not exactly heavy so I should be good.  

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I use these, they come on sale for $10 once in a while.  Better wheels than the metal ones....and don't square off after sitting with the weight of a MINI or MG after several months.

I also have a set of the metal wheen harbour frieght type ones....easier to get under the tyre, but those metal wheels suck

The HB dollies are on sale for $49.99 a pair with a coupon right now. I like the steel wheels because they won't get flat spots after sitting in one place for a long time with a car on them. I had a 56 Ford pickup sitting for over a year on these dollies and had no problem rolling it around every couple of months while working on other projects.

I have a set of the steel dollies with steel wheels, these are overkill for a Mini. I now use then for engine storage.
The ones I like are snowmobile dollies, they have rubber casters that roll way better than the steel wheels on the big ones

I also have been looking at these. I will be moving 7 maybe 8 minis around today doing fall/winter clean up. With any luck 3/4 shells will be placed 8 feet off the ground on a rack. It was fun yesterday cleaning out the shells. No end to the bits that can be stored in an empty shell. Steve (CTR) 

i use 4 of the harbor fraught wooden dollies. they can be bought with the 20% off coupons they are about 7.99$ each. i have a concrete floor.

Hey George,

Does your garage have a cement floor??? If so, you can actually place a bath towel(s) under the two rear tires of your Mini and swing it around in the garage, (for real). It takes two people to do it, one pushes on the back side, while the other pulls on the towels. I got my Mini tucked in for the winter months on the Mainland this way with the Misses help, (see photo) It worked swell. Hope this helps.                    Mini Estate

The black painted steel dollies from Harbor Freight are fine for a Mini. I've used mine for over 5 years with no trouble at all. The best part is that they go on sale regularly.

I'm looking for a set of wheel dollies to move the mini around my garage I've looked at a bunch. They range from the Harbor Freight cheapos to some $300 sets from a couple of sources. Who has nice ones that they'd recommend?