“From an orthopedic surgeon’s standpoint”
moving heavy objects so easily & effortlessly with the Shoulder Dolly® is good for you and your back.”
Dr. Robert E. Hunter, MD,
Orthopedic Surgeon, Aspen, CO


“I can see it reducing acute injuries as well as long-term damage to the spine.”
Dr. Paul Parsons, DC
Chiropractor, Glenwood Springs, CO


“In my 25 years of experience selling, merchandising and delivering appliances I have never seen a product as effective as the Shoulder Dolly®”. The system has dramatically improved my delivery service by increasing personal safety and efficiency and dramatically reducing insurance claims.”

Tom Knipping,
Appliance Dealer, 25 years


“Shoulder Dolly® is a Back Saver”.
I used the Shoulder Dolly® system to help my son and his family move. At first there was a lot of resistance to the new gadget, but by the 3rd heavy walnut chest of drawers, it was get the 'strappie thing' and let's move this beast. A simple system that works extremely well. Lift with your legs/thighs and carry the weight evenly across your shoulders and not your arms and biceps. Everyone who tried it said 'where do I get one, I will not move heavy furniture without it !' Highly recommended.
D. Martin Vanmeter,
Shoulder Dolly® User


“I love the Shoulder Dolly® System!”
Items that were difficult for me to move are now much easier to move using the Shoulder Dolly®.”
Brenda Castine,
Shoulder Dolly® User

Worth the price
Posted by plumeria6637 07-10-08


"My son and I have used this shoulder dolly to move almost every piece of furniture in my house including the refrigerator and washing machine. It worked extremely well and I am VERY happy that I purchased it."

 

Hi,

It's Michael in North Carolina. We spoke Friday about your products weight specifications and /or limitations. Re:different stores sites had various limits set for lifts. Well I would like to say how FREAKING AMAZING this product is. I am 5'5 and my helper was 6'2, he works out every day and I worked out sometime in 1997 once!
After we watched the video on your webpage we tried them on and we broke only one rule. They say don't lift the heaviest thing you can find first but since that was the only thing we needed to move ....well. We set out to just try to lift the safe but once it was up we couldn't help but try more. We moved it off a pallet on my truck down onto our front porch then inside to the location for the safes final stop. My wife Rita taped the whole thing but so far I have only been able to get the videos imported to our computer .If  I can't get any further tomorrow I will send a copy of the disc to you. Thank you so much for this great invention. We had originally scheduled a building contractor and a rigging service to do this move and I just got tired of waiting for the whole thing to come together so I tried something RADICAL, do it yourself. Let all your potential buyers see and read my testimonial because it did save me hundreds of dollars est $500 + so it will do the same for them I am sure of it. DO NOT DOUBT THIS PRODUCT.

Thank you again and good luck to you
Michael


5 out of 5

"My boyfriend and I had tested this out before the big move, on items to the junk yard. It worked great. He had previously bought the type for your arms and he said this product was a lot better. My body was already sore

H. Wang "jwangamazon" (San Jose, CA) -
I bought this Shoulder Dolly LD1000 one year ago but never ran into chance that need to use it....till last week.

Late last month, I got a new HDTV from black Friday sales to replace my 13 years old 37" console TV. But we had hard time to move the old heavy CRT TV from living room to garage. My wife does not have strong arm to work with me to move the TV. Suddenly, I remember I had bought something for lifting heavy stuff like this. Bingo....it is easy to set up the Shoulder Dolly. And my wife and I can easily lift up the heavy TV and move it from living room to garage.

I am happy to have this wonderful dolly around for situation like this. And My wife is surprised that this small thing can lift up such a heavy stuff.

Get one for yourself. One day, you will have a chance to use it.

 
Well worth the expense. Works nicely., December 3, 2008
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Phil (Wilmington, DE) -
I purchased the shoulder dolly to move large appliances into a newly renovated kitchen. The product is well worth the expense and works as advertised. We moved a very heavy range and refrigerator through a tight doorway with relative ease. This was simply not possible by lifting the appliance without the harness (hands would have been in the way). It could be improved with the addition of padding to the shoulder harness. If you wear a shirt with collar, it helps. It also helps if the two users are of relatively similar height. We have moved a stereo cabinet complete with television and components estimated at around 600lbs. This also would not have been possible without the dolly. Be aware that there are a few different versions (this one is "Light duty") and I didn't see that when I ordered. Nonetheless, it is strong enough for most household furniture and appliances.

 

Shoulder Dolly tips, December 1, 2008
My wife and I recently completed three moves in three days (3-bedroom and 4-bedroom houses and a 2-bedroom upstairs apartment). In the past, we hired professional movers at great expense because of the large, heavy items, but we decided to buy the Shoulder Dolly and try moving ourselves. We moved sofas, mattresses, recliners, dressers, bookcases, tables, and appliances. Nothing was dropped or damaged. The Shoulder Dolly worked flawlessly. We were still tired and sore from moving heavy boxes, but we would've been much worse without the Shoulder Dolly.

- Buy it early and practice lifting with your moving partner. We chose a small but heavy, metal-framed recliner and lifted it off the floor. This was a huge confidence booster and we quickly determined whether we could complete the move ourselves.

- Be sure to route the strap properly through the buckle. When you lift, the weight of the item should pull on the bar causing it to clamp tighter against the strap. If your strap is slipping and pulling through, it is not routed properly through the buckle, pulling at the wrong angle (adjust length).

- Wear a shirt with a collar. Flip the collar over the shoulder straps to prevent them from cutting into your neck. Otherwise, just make sure that the straps are properly spaced on your shoulders before you lift.

- When moving fine furniture, the metal buckles can scratch and dig into the wood finish. If possible, wrap the piece in a moving blanket. If a blanket is not available and there's excess strap, wrap the excess strap around the buckle to act as padding. It would be nice if the buckles were dipped in vinyl or covered in rubber.

- When moving items up/down stairs, have the person on the lower end take up more slack to raise the item higher. The person's face will likely be against the item, but it's a small sacrifice for an easier move. The person on the higher end needs to raise the item high enough to clear the top step. You might want to place a moving blanket on the steps in case you need to set the item down and readjust the straps, but be careful not to trip on it.

- Place moving blankets at the stair landings in case you need to set the item down, reorient the item, and/or readjust the straps. Get plenty of moving blankets if you have lots of fine furniture.

When we had our new appliances delivered, we noticed that the delivery people used the Forearm Forklift and it seemed to work well. It seemed a little quicker to set up because they didn't need to untwist the harnesses and figure out how to put it on.

With puffy sofas and odd-shaped recliners, we would choose the Shoulder Dolly again over the Forearm Forklift. There were many times that we had to pivot items to clear doorways and handrails. Our arms and hands were free to guide the items and to hold onto the stair handrails if needed.

October 31, 2008

K. Thibodeaux (Anchorage, AK) -
We haven't moved too many items with the shoulder dolly yet. We purchased it shorly after our big move (yah, a little late, I know). We used it to move two small nightstands and a very large dresser upstairs after there were refurnished. Still trying to figure out how to properly used it; mainly how far from the ground and how to balance the load. Being a girl with weak arms, it sure helps to carry the load with your whole body. Items still feel heavy, but your hands and arms hurt a lot less and my legs don't feel sore at all. It can slow you down your move as you have to set up & take down the dolly for each item you are lifting, but it feels like a more natural way to move objects! Wish we had purchased it a few weeks earlier so we would have had it to move the entire house!

Shoulder Dolly, September 6, 2005

Pohlcat -
I purchased the Shoulder Dolly because I was moving with my 65" big screen TV. Movers wanted me to pay $270 just to move the TV across town, and that was only partly insured!! Believe me, without the Shoulder Dolly, I couldn't have moved the TV without professional help.
 

January 24, 2008

Project Guy "Project Guy" (New York, NY USA) -
I bought both the Shoulder Dolly and Forearm Forklift and decided to keep the Shoulder Dolly and return the Forearm Forklift. This enabled me and the wife to move some heavy furniture down stairs.
 

SHOULDER DOLLY DOES WHAT IT CLAIMS - WORKS!, July 6, 2008

J.G.Baker (Baytown, TX USA) -
The shoulder dolly (SD) works just like it claims to! We just moved my mother-in-law from a house to a second floor apartment with just my husband and I using the SD. My husband is 55 and I'm 44 years old.

The SD worked great manuevering on the staircase that included a 180 degree turn in the middle of the stairs. I liked having the freedom to use my hands/arms to open doors and turn the objects we were carrying to manuever thru doors/stairs.

I fully expected to be sore the next day, but neither my husband or I felt even a twinge in our backs, legs, or arms. My neck was a little stiff was all. I do not recommend someone with bad knees hauling heavy items because it does put a lot of strain on your knees as most of the power of lifting an object is coming from your legs.

The one 'con' I have to list is that there is no padding on the shoulder straps. If you don't have your t-shirt pulled up next to the edge, I found they would rub on your neck. For heavy objects, I slid a couple 'knee pads' under the shoulder straps to give my a little cushion and keep the straps from rubbing my skin.

I am so impressed with this product, I have been telling everyone in I talk to about the SD. I even bought a second SD and gave to my brother-in-law who is getting ready to move. It is very durable, simple to use, and does what it claims. Two thumbs up!
 
Good product, August 22, 2007

R. Heim (Rochester, MN) -
I had also looked at the lighter-duty forearm forklift. Glad I did the Shoulder Dolly instead. Tried it with a few items when helping with a move. We were impressed by how much easier it was to move a queen-sized mattress, that kind that has no handles anywhere and is hard to grip.
 
Worth every penny!, June 14, 2007

P. Mason

I purchased a spa from a friend and stressed-out on how I would move it from his house to mine. My father told me about this gadget he had seen the "furniture guys" use to deliver a huge dresser and suggested that I check it out. I purchased the Shoulder Dolly with the mindset of "the reward being greater than the risk" and boy, was I right. One week later, my 55 year old dad & I moved this 400 pound hot tub without any problems & little to no help! We laughed about it after getting it home and pondered, "Why didn't we invent this thing!"
 
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
makes moving much easier, January 10, 2007

Jane A. Williams "jw" (johnstown ,Pa) -

This product is good for moving heavy objects through narrow doors much easier. Less strain on back. Lives up to company claims
 from working the previous day and by using this, I didn't feel any strain on my muscles."