Utility Cycling - Using a Dolly for a bike trailer?

Would this be difficult? It seems like everything is already there except for the hitch.

and "a dolly" is..??

A dolly is used to move refrigerators and such. I have seen one as a trailer, the guy strapped a trash can on it and used it to collect bottles and cans.

Tiny wheels are a problem though. It'll catch on the smallest irregularities in the road.

This has been discussed before so do a search. Bottom line is it ain't safe or practical. Sorry.:innocent:

Ok. Some sort of "two wheel trolly" made for transporting deer out of the forrest (human power only) after shooting them has also been dicussed ome time back.

Edit: Is it called a Mule? Must find out.

Small size wheels, too short axel but also bearrings not made for high speed could be a problem. I uppgraded a smaller thing much like this (old ladies use them for shopping) by adding a new axel plus wheels from a babystroller w sealed bearrings.

You can find some two wheeled shoppingcarts like this in some Danish webpages. Look like the "old lady" thing but bigger and stronger. I think often attached to the rear of the rear rack. Just remowe from bike and roll innside the house.

I have used a little fold-up dolly as used to move suitcases, and found even at a walking speed, it had a very annoying tendency to rock back and forth until it fell over.

Found some pix I stole from a webpage some time back. Stored them to remember how they were made. Looks like seattube hitch.

Not sure about the one with the flat tyre....

Making the bike a DIY xtra would be easyer lol you could use the top of the back and the sides to hold things, proberly more then one of them trailers, but sometimes Xtra are a pain to store and park, mines to big for the bikerack at work si I just part it beside some random rail, all the people that walk by are like, Ouu what a intresting looking bike. lol I belive I have the only Xtra around here, no one understands what it is, but anyway, I figure it's easy to make and fun, I might make a youtube video on how to make one easly

This one is good behind DIY extra. For sure too long for the bikerack at work :D:D

Longtail is good, but not to take innside a shop or a house (only when building them). This thing is good for just that.

I am wondring if I could fix a milk crate to one and make my dog sit innside. Light and easy. Not much space needed if I can make him cooperate.

Ikea sells these wooden boxes called Snack, they are perfect for that, and alot of other neat things

Ikea sells these wooden boxes called Snack, they are perfect for that, and alot of other neat things

Ok, thank you, I`ll go there and look. I am an IKEA addict so I should know..

Would this be difficult? It seems like everything is already there except for the hitch.
One potential problem is that a lot of dollies and various other carts have really cheap bearings that will wear quickly and vibrate/drag at high speeds (that is--"bicycle"/15 mph speeds, which is far higher than walking speeds).

Another is that since you can't really spread the load behind the "trailer" axle, much of the weight ends up being carried on the hitch, which is not really a good thing.

People have done it, sure--but it's not a popular design for manufactured bike trailers, and there are reasons for that.
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