A snowmobile dolly cart is an essential tool for anyone who owns a snowmobile. It simplifies the process of moving and maintaining your sled, especially in tight spaces. Here’s a detailed look at the uses and benefits of snowmobile dolly carts, featuring specific products like the All-Terrain Pro Sled Dolly and the Eazymove Snowmobile Cart.
The Importance of Snowmobile Dolly Carts
At our shop we have various contraptions that we’ve collected over the years to move around our demo sleds. And, with an increasing number of sleds utilizing pre-studded tracks like the Ice Ripper and Ice Cobra designs, moving the entire snowmobile off the cement floor without spinning the track is more important than ever.
Many years ago, when a particular snowmobile manufacturer hadn’t won our Snowmobile of the Year honor for almost a decade, we were “called on the carpet” by that brand’s product manager, who wanted to know why. We were reminded of that conversation last fall when deciding which products to collect and test for our Cold Tested department.
Each year we scour the vendor areas at events like Haydays, Big East and Novi, and also talk to distributors and dealers, sift through the internet, etc., to try to find the latest products, gear or gadgets to utilize and then write about.
All-Terrain Pro Sled Dolly
Introducing the All-Terrain Pro Sled Dolly by Straightline Performance-the industry’s most versatile and compact solution for transporting and maintaining your snowmobile. Engineered to slide under the bulkhead and track, it allows your sled to roll smoothly across any surface.
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With its 360-degree spinning capability and compact, sled-width design, it stays tucked beneath your sled without adding bulk-perfect for tight trailers and storage setups. The rubberized mat on top safeguards your high-dollar studs, while pneumatic tires absorb shocks and ease movement over uneven ground.
Eazymove Snowmobile Cart
Which brings us to the Eazymove Snowmobile Cart. One day, when pulling up on a ski to slide a dolly under it, a buddy asked, “Have you guys ever used that cart with the big carpet pad on it? Yes, we reported, we previously had one of those, tested it and wrote a story about it for the magazine.
“When?” our buddy asked. Upon checking, we realized that it had in fact been more than 20 years since we last did a story on the Eazymove. Perhaps more importantly, we started remembering our fond memories of how well it worked, and how compact it was compared to the big U-shaped sled dollies. The design has essentially been unchanged in the two decades since our last test: How well would it stand up to current sled-moving designs, we wondered.
Our Eazymove cart showed up, theoretically unassembled, in a long and narrow 35-pound box. The base of the cart is a 2-inch diameter square steel hallow tube. Attached to its bottom were two 5- by 1.25-inch hardened Ecoforma composite wheels with a rubberized tread. Atop that base was a carpeted, 47- by 4.5-inch landing pad.
It’s held on a riser above the base bar and can be adjusted to two positions using some insertable pins. Those pieces were all assembled and ready to use after rotating the carpeted pad into place. We did have to put together the two-piece handle. Like the base, it is adjustable in height using a latch pin - it can either be 81 or 86 inches tall.
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Further adjustability is offered by the fact that the T-handle that mounts the strap that’s eventually wrapped around the sled’s rear bumper runs in a channel on the upper part of the handle. After the T-handle is slid over the top handle, we had to install one screw as a “stopper” for the sliding T, plus a plastic cap, then we were ready to roll.
How to Use the Eazymove Cart
To utilize the Eazymove Snowmobile Cart, the user brings the base and carpeted pad up beside the snowmobile, perpendicular to the direction of the sled, and slides it in the gap behind the skis but in front of the track - with the carpeted pad forward of the base. Next, you square-up the base and pull it rearward until it touches the track.
Then, standing beside the sled, you pull down on the long handle back toward the rear of the sled, which causes the carpeted pad to rotate under the sled’s bulkhead and pick up the skis. The handle should now be near the sled’s rear bumper. Suddenly the 500-plus pound machine you’re trying to move feels feather light.
When your sled is where you want it, you pull down on the long handle to let the snowmobile’s track touch the ground and take the pressure off of the security strap. For these instances, Eazymove offers an optional tire and wheel kit, featuring pneumatic wheels, with 4.10/3.50-4 rubber tires mounted on metal wheels and attached to 10-inch extensions that insert into the ends of the base on each side.
The Eazymove Snowmobile Cart is made of high-grade material - with e-coated steel components, bearings instead of bushing at the high-quality wheels and even high-grade indoor/outdoor carpeting on the pad. And that leads to the only possible downside of the product that we see - at 35 pounds, it can be a bit clumsy to carry around and slide into place vs. just grabbing some of the little under-ski and under-track metal plates with caster wheel on the bottom.
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Benefits of Using Snowmobile Dolly Carts
- Easy Maneuverability: Allows smooth rolling across any surface.
- Compact Design: Stays tucked beneath the sled without adding bulk.
- Protection: Rubberized mats protect high-dollar studs.
- Shock Absorption: Pneumatic tires ease movement over uneven ground.
- Adjustability: Adjustable handles and pad positions for customized use.
Here's a comparison table highlighting the features of the All-Terrain Pro Sled Dolly and the Eazymove Snowmobile Cart:
| Feature | All-Terrain Pro Sled Dolly | Eazymove Snowmobile Cart |
|---|---|---|
| Material | High-grade steel, rubberized mat | E-coated steel, indoor/outdoor carpeting |
| Wheels | Pneumatic tires | Ecoforma composite wheels with rubberized tread, optional pneumatic tires |
| Adjustability | 360-degree spinning capability | Adjustable handle height and pad positions |
| Weight | N/A | 35 pounds |
| Special Features | Compact design, protects studs | Adjustable handle, carpeted landing pad |
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