http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=38154
The above hand truck, from Harbor Freight, Home Depot, Lowe's or from anyone
else: why doesn't the bottom belt rotate like it suppose to do on any one of
them? Dragging my shop equipment (or appliance, or furniture) to the second
floor leaves black marks from the belts on my staircase. Loosen the belt
tension doesn't help either. Anyone solve this problem?
Fred wrote:
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=38154
>
> The above hand truck, from Harbor Freight, Home Depot, Lowe's or from anyone
> else: why doesn't the bottom belt rotate like it suppose to do on any one of
> them? Dragging my shop equipment (or appliance, or furniture) to the second
> floor leaves black marks from the belts on my staircase. Loosen the belt
> tension doesn't help either. Anyone solve this problem?
Perhaps the rollers need oiling?
Every hand truck that I have used with that type of belt has been very
stiff. The way it was explained to me was that it was to control the
decent down to the next stair....
Fred wrote:
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=38154
>
> The above hand truck, from Harbor Freight, Home Depot, Lowe's or from anyone
> else: why doesn't the bottom belt rotate like it suppose to do on any one of
> them? Dragging my shop equipment (or appliance, or furniture) to the second
> floor leaves black marks from the belts on my staircase. Loosen the belt
> tension doesn't help either. Anyone solve this problem?
>
>
"AL" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I agree that they won't leave the stairs perfect, but aren't the belts
> supposed to rotate? The rental ones at U-Haul do. Maybe a worn out one
> rotates easily while a brand new one doesn't.
Yes, they should certainly rotate. Guess I didn't read the original post
correctly.
>
> "Battleax" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=38154
> >>
> >> The above hand truck, from Harbor Freight, Home Depot, Lowe's or from
> > anyone
> >> else: why doesn't the bottom belt rotate like it suppose to do on any
one
> > of
> >> them? Dragging my shop equipment (or appliance, or furniture) to the
> > second
> >> floor leaves black marks from the belts on my staircase. Loosen the
belt
> >> tension doesn't help either. Anyone solve this problem?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > The belts are designed to make it possible to lift over stair nosings,
> > they
> > are not designed to leave the nosings pristine.
> >
> >
>
>
AL wrote:
> I agree that they won't leave the stairs perfect, but aren't the belts
> supposed to rotate? The rental ones at U-Haul do. Maybe a worn out one
> rotates easily while a brand new one doesn't.
The rental carts at U-Haul didn't cost $114 each either.
Example:
http://www.americanmovingsupplies.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=43&osCsid=131805fac1bbe2b1ea5ce37292f69ee5
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Buffalo, NY - USA
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I agree that they won't leave the stairs perfect, but aren't the belts
supposed to rotate? The rental ones at U-Haul do. Maybe a worn out one
rotates easily while a brand new one doesn't.
"Battleax" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=38154
>>
>> The above hand truck, from Harbor Freight, Home Depot, Lowe's or from
> anyone
>> else: why doesn't the bottom belt rotate like it suppose to do on any one
> of
>> them? Dragging my shop equipment (or appliance, or furniture) to the
> second
>> floor leaves black marks from the belts on my staircase. Loosen the belt
>> tension doesn't help either. Anyone solve this problem?
>>
>>
>
> The belts are designed to make it possible to lift over stair nosings,
> they
> are not designed to leave the nosings pristine.
>
>
"Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=38154
>
> The above hand truck, from Harbor Freight, Home Depot, Lowe's or from
anyone
> else: why doesn't the bottom belt rotate like it suppose to do on any one
of
> them? Dragging my shop equipment (or appliance, or furniture) to the
second
> floor leaves black marks from the belts on my staircase. Loosen the belt
> tension doesn't help either. Anyone solve this problem?
>
>
The belts are designed to make it possible to lift over stair nosings, they
are not designed to leave the nosings pristine.
"no(SPAM)vasys" <"no(SPAM)vasys"@adelphia.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> AL wrote:
>
> > I agree that they won't leave the stairs perfect, but aren't the belts
> > supposed to rotate? The rental ones at U-Haul do. Maybe a worn out one
> > rotates easily while a brand new one doesn't.
>
> The rental carts at U-Haul didn't cost $114 each either.
> Example:
>
>
http://www.americanmovingsupplies.com/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=43&osCsid=131805fac1bbe2b1ea5ce37292f69ee5
snip
I didn't look at the link in the original message. Yes, the HarbourFreight
item is a toy
Maybe replace them with link belts? <grin>
"Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=38154
>
> The above hand truck, from Harbor Freight, Home Depot, Lowe's or from
> anyone else: why doesn't the bottom belt rotate like it suppose to do on
> any one of them? Dragging my shop equipment (or appliance, or furniture)
> to the second floor leaves black marks from the belts on my staircase.
> Loosen the belt tension doesn't help either. Anyone solve this problem?
>
Pricey but it should work and cheaper than spending the time cleaning up the
black marks.
Couple of people comment the problem is due to the cheap Harbor Freight hand
truck but that's not the case. The belts on hand trucks don't rotate on
*any* of the different hand trucks I found in *all* the local big box stores
like Home Depot, Lowe's, Office Depot and all the local big office supply
houses ... you name it. Got to be an easy fix, I'm going to cut some notches
on the belt to make it more flexible when I have some free time.
"No" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Maybe replace them with link belts? <grin>
> "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=38154
>>
>> The above hand truck, from Harbor Freight, Home Depot, Lowe's or from
>> anyone else: why doesn't the bottom belt rotate like it suppose to do on
>> any one of them? Dragging my shop equipment (or appliance, or furniture)
>> to the second floor leaves black marks from the belts on my staircase.
>> Loosen the belt tension doesn't help either. Anyone solve this problem?
>>
>
>