Tag: powered carpet dolly

Video: Warehouses Keep Employees Injury-Free with the CarpetCaddy

The CarpetCaddy allows one person to easily maneuver a carpet roll, mat or rug up to 1,000 lbs. It’s perfect for warehouses or stores maneuvering these items to jobsites or homes and improves on-the-job efficiency. This tool allows one person to make easy work of what normally would take two to three employees manually carrying the load.

A Safer Solution

The electric CarpetCaddy keeps your employee safe from injury. No more manually loading or transporting heavy rolled mats, rugs and carpet long distances, which can lead to painful back and shoulder strains.

How to Operate
  1. To load the CarpetCaddy, simply tilt the unit forward bringing the conveyor lip to the edge of the rolled carpet or rug.
  2. Slowly drive the CarpetCaddy forward while operating the conveyor backward.
  3. The rolled carpet or rug is ready to be transported.

The CarpetCaddy Powered Carpet Dolly works well on a variety of terrain: indoors, outdoors – even over snow and ice. Contact us if you would like a quote, or reach us by phone: 800-686-2651 or email: info@djproducts.com.

Safe and Simple Carpet Installation with the Powered Carpet Dolly

Historically, a large carpeting job would be a labor intensive task that would require a number of employees to complete.  Manually hauling large rolls of heavy carpet, that could weigh several hundred pounds each, would take at least two or three employees and could still result in overexertion and injury.

Even before getting to the job site, employees would have to wrestle heavy rolls of carpet across the warehouse and onto the truck.  Without the proper equipment, this task could take quite a bit of time and force employees to expend quite a bit of energy.

The unique design of the powered carpet dolly takes the bulk of the heavy labor out of the job by making the transport of heavy carpet rolls a safe an easy task for a single employee to tackle.  With the help of a powered carpet dolly, a single employee can now easily maneuver heavy rolls of carpet around the warehouse or the jobsite without having to ask for help or risking injury.

A powered carpet dolly can turn full installations that once required a crew of employees to handle into a one or two person job.  This frees up valuable man hours and allows businesses to safely take on more work and generate more income.

Manually handling heavy materials of any kind can result in employee injury, but dealing with heavy materials that are as cumbersome and awkward to handle as carpet can increase that potential.  The powered carpet dolly increases employee efficiency in the warehouse and on the job site without compromising safety.  Employees will be able to complete jobs faster and with fewer issues, which will result in a happier and more productive work environment.

Home Renovation Jobs Made Easier with a Powered Carpet Dolly

Spring is just about here and for many families that means more than just changes in the weather.  Many people embark on major cleaning and minor renovation projects during this time of year in order to bring a new, fresh look to their homes.

One of the most popular ways to transform the interior of home is with a fresh coat of paint and an update of old flooring.  While this means more business for carpet installers, it also results in a much more labor intensive spring for warehouse employees if the right equipment isn’t available to transport heavy rolls of carpet.

A single roll of carpet can weigh a few hundred pounds and, due to the unusual size, can be very difficult to maneuver manually.  Even with two employees on the job of manually moving rolls of carpet the possibility of injury is still relatively high.

A piece of equipment like the powered carpet dolly from DJ Products instantly makes the task of moving heavy rolls of carpet safer, faster and easier for employees.  With a powered carpet dolly a single employee can quickly load and transport up to a thousand pounds of cumbersome rolled carpet around a crowded warehouse or onto a truck for job site delivery.

The powered carpet dolly is much easier for employees to control and maneuver than a full sized fork lift.  The smaller frame and smooth controls make navigating large rolls of carpet in very confined areas a much simpler and safer task. 

Keeping employees healthy while keeping up with increases in business requires the right type of equipment.  The powered carpet dolly instantly makes the task of moving heavy rolls of carpet in warehouses and at jobs sites much faster and safer.  This makes it a very wise investment for any flooring company that sells, distributes or installs carpeting.

A Powered Carpet Dolly Helps Get the Job Done

If your business involves moving large carpets or similar objects that are heavy and cylindrical, you could probably use some help if your employees have been shouldering the burden of moving these things on their own. A power carpet dolly from DJ Products can load and move an object that is up to 1000 pounds. How is this possible? Its unique tilt and power forward action allows this to happen.

The CarpetCaddy powered carpet dolly has a conveyor lip that you can tilt forward to meet the carpet’s edge. The operator can then slowly move the CarpetCaddy forward while at the same time operating the conveyor backwards. The carpet’s weight will level out so that it rests on the CarpetCaddy and is ready to be moved. A similar set of actions in which the operator almost reverses the previous steps will unload the carpet at its desired location.

Notice we mentioned a single “operator” in the previous steps. This powered carpet dolly makes the loading of a carpet roll, a mat, or a rug from a warehouse to the jobsite an effortless job for one person. Traditionally 2 or 3 individuals would be needed to load a heavy carpet roll on their back or on a cart or dolly. This will not only allow installations and other work that involves moving carpet to process faster, it will also reduce the chances that one or more of your employees will get injured transporting carpet. During a typical carpet removal or installation, there are ample instances where someone might twist the wrong muscle, hurt their back or do some other physical damage that would require time to heal.

The Benefits of Ergonomic Carpet Delivery

In a Dalton Daily Citizen article that extolls the ergonomic benefits of carpet, numerous reasons in favor of softer floor coverings included:

• Employees may experience less pain in their feet, knees, hips, and spine since carpet “cushion the blows and jolts that can occur from even just walking around.” You may not realize it but carpets can contribute to less fatigue and fewer sore joints.

• Using carpet in schools and officers creates better acoustics because sound waves are not bouncing off of floors.

• After spending time chasing little ones around the house, parents benefit from softer floor coverings. And children who like to run around and play will suffer fewer injuries.

The article, which was aimed at people who are in the business of selling carpet, set out to remind those in the industry that the product they sell has many benefits.

We would like to add that for all the ergonomic benefits carpet can produce for homes, schools, and offices, those who deliver carpet should also consider finding ergonomic ways to deliver these benefits.

A powered carpet dolly from DJ Products makes the loading of a carpet roll, a mat, or a rug from a warehouse to the jobsite an effortless job for one person, instead of having it be work that requires 2 or 3 people. And before you imagine that you will need on unbelievably strong person, you should know that our CarpetCaddy eliminates possible injury the installer might get from over extending the body. Also, the size and price of the powered carpet dolly makes it a much safer and more affordable solution than a bulky lift truck.